Incidence and Prevalence of Cancer in Colombia: The Methodology Used Matters

Purpose: Incidence and prevalence are important factors in policy making and planning in health care systems. The aim of this study was to compare two different estimates of the incidence and prevalence of cancer in Colombia—real-world data from the health care system and estimates from cancer regis...

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Published in:Journal of Global Oncology
Main Authors: Omaira Valencia, Gilberto Lopes, Patricia Sánchez, Lizbeth Acuña, Daniel Uribe, Jaime González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017-07-01
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.17.00008