Lung cancer mortality among males of Catalonia and Spain compared with other European countries between 1975-1977 and 1987-1989
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1996Suggested citation
Bonfill, Xavier;
Moreno, Coloma;
Prada, Gonzalo;
Rivero, Elena;
Rué i Monné, Montserrat;
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(1996)
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Lung cancer mortality among males of Catalonia and Spain compared with other European countries between 1975-1977 and 1987-1989.
International Journal of Cancer, 1996, vol. 15, núm. 6, p. 751-754.
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215.
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This study compares the lung cancer mortality rates among
males in the years 1975- I977 and 1987- I989 in Catalonia and
Spain with other European countries selected for their geographical
proximity. Adjusted calculations using the direct
method have been made for male lung cancer mortality.
Adjusted truncated rates for the age groups 044, 45-64 and
more than 65 years were also calculated, as well as percent
differences between the mortality rates of each period studied.
Lung cancer mortality rates for males in Catalonia and Spain
show relative increments of 46.58% and 52.4 I YO, respectively.
In contrast, lung cancer mortality in countries such as EnglandWales
and Switzerland have decreased. Moreover, the 044
year age group in Catalonia and Spain shows the absolute
highest rates in the 1987-1989 period among all the countries
analyzed. The marked contrast of the lung cancer mortality rate
evolution in Catalonia and Spain compared with some other
European countries and the considerable increase of the mortality
in younger age groups indicate the need to intensify lung
cancer control measures.
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