Head and neck cancer in Cali, Colombia: Population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the seventh most common type of cancer in the world. In Latin America, data on HCN are limited by the scarcity of population-based cancer registries.

Objective

To describe survival and changes in the time trends of incidence and mortality rates of HCN with data from the Cali Cancer Population Registry (Colombia) during 1962-2018.

Method

Males and females of any age residing in Cali were included. The trends in incidence rates (1962-2016) and mortality (1984-2018) were analysed by calculating the mean annual percentage change (APC). Five-year net survival was estimated for the four 5-year periods of 1996-2015 using the Pohar-Perme method.

Results

During 1962-2015, 5,110 new cases of HNC were recorded: 1,506 in the laryn

SUBMITTER: Aragon N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8651828 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature