Testicular cancer mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: trend analysis from 1997 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the last decades, an increasing incidence of testicular cancer has been observed in several countries worldwide. Although mortality rates have been variable in many countries, little information is available from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Therefore, we examined mortality trends of testicular cancer in the last two decades.

Methods

Age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) of testicular cancer per 100,000 men-years were estimated using the World Health Organization mortality database from 1997 to 2019. We examined the mortality trends and computed annual percent change (APC) for all ages and the following age groups, 15-29, 30-44, 15-44, and ≥ 45 years.

Results

Ten countries had mortality rates greater than 0.43 per 100,000 men, with the highes

SUBMITTER: Crispin-Rios Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10605564 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature