Cancer prevalence estimates in Europe at the beginning of 2000

Gatta, G; Mallone, S; van der Zwan, J M; Trama, A; Siesling, S; Capocaccia, R; EUROCARE Working Group

doi:10.1093/annonc/mdt030

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English

Cancer prevalence estimates in Europe at the beginning of 2000

ContributorsGatta, G; Mallone, S; van der Zwan, J M; Trama, A; Siesling, S; Capocaccia, R; EUROCARE Working Group

CollaboratorsUsel, Massimo

Published inAnnals of oncology, vol. 24, no. 6, p. 1660-1666

Publication date2013

Abstract

Complete cancer prevalence data in Europe have never been updated after the first estimates provided by the EUROPREVAL project and referred to the year 1993. This paper provides prevalence estimates for 16 major cancers in Europe at the beginning of the year 2003.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Europe/epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms/diagnosis/epidemiology
Prevalence
Registries/statistics & numerical data
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale / Registre genevois des tumeurs

Research groups

Groupe Bouchardy Magnin Christine (Registre genevois des tumeurs) (532)

Citation (ISO format)

GATTA, G et al. Cancer prevalence estimates in Europe at the beginning of 2000. In: Annals of oncology, 2013, vol. 24, n° 6, p. 1660–1666. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt030

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PID : unige:44644
DOI : 10.1093/annonc/mdt030
PMID : 23553062

Journal ISSN0923-7534

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Cancer prevalence estimates in Europe at the beginning of 2000

Complete cancer prevalence data in Europe have never been updated after the first estimates provided by the EUROPREVAL project and referred to the year 1993. This paper provides prevalence estimates for 16 major cancers in Europe at the beginning of the year 2003.

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