Cancer in Africa 2012
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Cancer in Africa 2012.
BACKGROUND Noncommunicable diseases, and especially cancers, are recognized as an increasing problem for low and middle income countries. Effective control programs require adequate information on the size, nature, and evolution of the health problem that they pose. METHODS We present estimates of the incidence and mortality of cancer in Africa in 2012, derived from "GLOBOCAN 2012," published...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1055-9965,1538-7755
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-0281