Global and regional estimates of cancer mortality and incidence by site: II. results for the global burden of disease 2000

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mortality estimates alone are not sufficient to understand the true magnitude of cancer burden. We present the detailed estimates of mortality and incidence by site as the basis for the future estimation of cancer burden for the Glob...

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Main Authors: Lopez Alan D, Boschi-Pinto Cynthia, Mathers Colin D, Shibuya Kenji, Murray Christopher JL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/2/37