978-92-832-2155-5
978-92-832-2155-5
The eighth volume in the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents series presents comprehensive data on cancer incidence for over 200 populations worldwide. The time-period covered is 1993-97, making available information on patterns and trends of cancer for over 40 years for the older established cancer registries. The book follows the traditional format, with background chapters and descriptions of the areas and populations presented, as well as data on incidence by site and by histological type.
Contents
Foreword
Contributors
Maps
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Techniques of registration
Chapter 3. Classification and coding
Chapter 4. Histological groups
Chapter 5. Comparability and quality of data
Chapter 6. Processing of data
Chapter 7. The CD-ROM
Chapter 8. Age-standardization
Chapter 9. The tables
Africa
Central and South America
North America
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Age-standardized and cumulative incidence rates (three-digit rubrics)
Indices of data quality
Errors in Volume VII
Index