The Distribution of Cancer in Argentina
Monday, August 13th, 2007When you read my post last week about colon cancer rates rising in Buenos Aires Province (PBA), did you wonder what the rates are for other types of cancer in the rest of Argentina? I did (but then, I am curious like that). So I went hunting for the information. It appears that most Argentine […]
Colon Cancer Rates Rising in Buenos Aires Province?
Monday, August 6th, 2007In a recent article in La Nacion, the Cancer Registry of Argentina's most populous province, Buenos Aires (PBA), reported that colon cancer rates appear to be rising for reasons unknown. 13% of the cancer cases registered in PBA involve colon cancer, an incidence rate of about 37.4 per 1,000 inhabitants every year. If the trend […]