Liver cancer mortality trends in South Africa: 1999–2015

Liver cancer mortality trends in South Africa: 1999–2015

Abstract Background In South Africa (SA), liver cancer (LC) is a public health problem and information is limited. Methods Joinpoint regression analysis was computed for the most recent LC mortality data from Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), by age group, sex and population group. The mortality-to...

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Main Authors: Daniel Mak, Mazvita Sengayi, Wenlong C. Chen, Chantal Babb de Villiers, Elvira Singh, Anna Kramvis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Liver cancer
Trends
Mortality
Incidence
South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4695-9

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