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Leading causes of cancer-specific mortality in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean region
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRazzaghi, H; Quesnel-Crooks, S; Sherman, R; Joseph, R; Kohler, B; Ivey, M; Andall-Brereton, G; Edwards, B; Saraiya, M.
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  • Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRazzaghi, H; Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRazzaghi, H. Georgia. USA
West Indian med. j ; West Indian med. j;65(Supp. 3): [52], 2016.
Article em En | MedCarib | ID: med-18114
Biblioteca responsável: TT2.1
Localização: TT5; W1, WE389
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

This study examined cancer-related mortality rates among the 21 Caribbean countries that submitted mortality data to the Caribbean Public Health Agency.

METHODS:

We calculated proportions and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) by cancer site and gender for each country using the most recent five years of mortality data available from 2003 to 2013. Calculations were completed using SEER*Stat software and the world (Segi 1960) standard million population.

RESULTS:

Age-standardized mortality rates for all cancers combined ranged from 46.1 to 139.3 per 100 000. Among males, prostate cancer was the most common cause of cancer deaths in all countries, accounting for 18.4–47.4% of cancer deaths, and an ASMR of 15.1 to 74.1 per 100000. Lung cancer (4.6–34.0 per 100 000) was the second or third leading cause of cancer deaths among males in most countries. Among females, breast cancer was the most common cause of cancer deaths in 16 of 18 countries(with > 6 reported cases), accounting for 16.1–30% of cancer deaths and an ASMR of 10.0 to 27.3 per 100 000. The ASMR of cervical cancer was higher than the world average (6.8 per 100 000) in 11 countries, and accounted for 4.5–18.2% of cancer deaths.

CONCLUSION:

There is great variability in cancer-specific mortality rates within the Caribbean region; however, prostate and breast cancers are consistently the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among males and females, respectively. Lung and cervical cancers–cancers for which World Health Organization “best buy” interventions exist–are also important causes of mortality in many countries.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Região do Caribe / Neoplasias Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article / Congress and conference
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Região do Caribe / Neoplasias Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article / Congress and conference