ORAL CANCER SITUATION IN THE STATE OF BAHIA: ESTIMATES AND ACTION PERSPECTIVES

Cancer is actually a challenge to Brazilian Public Health, once the number of new cases is growing in last decades. Some studies show that cancer was responsible for 12% of causa mortis in the World, achieving six millions of deaths per year. The aim of this study was to compare oral cancer esti...

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Main Authors: Suélem Maria Santana Pinheiro, Fábio Ornellas Prado
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 2009-04-01
Series:Revista Saúde.com
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Online Access:http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/ojs/index.php/rsc/article/view/103/140