Open AccessCancer in developing countries
Author(s) -
Boffetta Paolo,
Parkin D. Maxwell
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.44.2.81
Subject(s) - developing country , developed country , cancer , principal (computer security) , population , environmental health , medicine , demography , economic growth , economics , computer science , sociology , operating system
Cancer is a major cause of mortality in developing countries, accountingfor 13 percent of the annual deaths in adults. As the population increasesand ages, the number of new cases of cancer is expected to increasedramatically. This article presents epidemiologic information on theprincipal cancers in developing countries and outlines the increasingchallenge for the control of cancer in developing countries.