Cancer incidence and mortality in rural workers in the Brazilian Western Amazon

Abstract Aim To conduct an exploratory study about cancer incidence and mortality in rural workers in the state of Acre, Brazil. Methods The Proportional Cancer Incidence Ratio (PCIR) was calculated for rural male workers who live in Rio Branco, Acre, with histological diagnosis of cancer, and the...

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Main Authors: Emanuela de Souza Gomes dos Santos, Creso Machado Lopes, Sergio Koifman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2016-04-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-462X2016000100041&tlng=en