Trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality in a mid-sized Northeastern Brazilian city Tendências temporais de incidência e mortalidade por câncer de próstata em uma cidade de médio porte do nordeste brasileiro
OBJECTIVE: International data have reported prostate cancer as the most frequent among men, and the third highest in mortality. A rise in incidence has been observed in the course of recent decades, probably influenced by early detection, mainly in asymptomatic men, through regular screening with pr...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2013-02-01
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Series: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302013000100006 |