Trends in cancer mortality in Mexico: 1990–2012

Introduction: Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, with 8.2 million deaths in 2012: 4.7 million (57%) male deaths and 3.5 million (43%) female deaths. In Mexico, it ranks second as a cause of death (2007). Objective: To describe the most common types of cancers, as well as their trends ov...

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Main Authors: Pedro Rizo-Ríos, Aurora González-Rivera, Felipe Sánchez-Cervantes, Pedro Murguía-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Médica del Hospital General de México
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0185106315000293