Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer in Puerto Rico and among Non-Hispanics Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics in the USA

In the American region, Puerto Rico (PR) has the highest incidence of oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC), but racial/ethnic differences have never been assessed and compared with other groups in the United States of America (USA). We compared the age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates of OPC betwe...

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Published in:	BMC cancer Vol. 9; no. 129; p. 129
Main Authors:	Suárez, Erick, Calo, William A, Hernández, Eduardo Y, Diaz, Elba C, Figueroa, Nayda R, Ortiz, Ana P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 28-04-2009 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adult Age Factors Age factors in disease Aged Aged, 80 and over Black or African American - statistics & numerical data Demographic aspects Distribution Female Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Mortality Mouth cancer Mouth Neoplasms - ethnology Mouth Neoplasms - mortality Pharyngeal Neoplasms - ethnology Pharyngeal Neoplasms - mortality Puerto Rico Puerto Rico - epidemiology Risk Factors Survival Rate - trends Throat cancer United States United States - epidemiology White People - statistics & numerical data United States Puerto Rico
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