Cancer incidence pattern in Cordoba, Argentina

• DOI: 10.1097/cej.0b013e3283152030
• Publication Date: 2009-05-21T12:17:29Z
• Authors: María del Pilar Díaz; Alberto R. Osella; Laura R. Aballay; Sonia E. Muñoz; María J. Lantieri; Mariana Butinof; Roberto Meyer Paz; Sonia Pou; Aldo R. Eynard; Carlo La Vecchia
• Keywords: Cancer Incidence

Cancer is the second cause of death in Argentina; nevertheless distribution cancer incidence rates throughout country unknown. This study was conducted to describe patterns Córdoba Province. Incidence data were supplied by Government Registry. Demographic information (age, sex, and place residence) diagnosis, certified a pathologist, about all incident cases from June 2003 May 2005 type 5-year age groups obtained. Comparison rate various counties performed using standardized (SIR) per 100 000 inhabitants world standard population. Estimated SIRs used build up maps. Two indicators created: sex ratio site-specific ratio. Mixed Poisson models fitted. Taken as whole for counties, SIR 121.42 141.57 men women, respectively. The most common sites prostate (13.62), lung (10.12), colon (7.53), bladder (7.03); women breast (22.51) (3.31). highest lowest urban rural areas, registry has pivotal role control. Such primary resource not only epidemiological research on determinants but also planning evaluating health services policies prevention, diagnosis treatment disease.