The National Cancer Registry of Cuba. Process and Result

Cancer represents a health problem in Cuba, being the second cause of death in our country. The National Cancer Registry went created in 1964 as an instrument for the epidemiological study of this disease. In 1986, important changes were introduced in the National Cancer Registry regarding organiza...

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Autores principales:	Armando Rodríguez, Antonio Martín García
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Publicado:	Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) 2001
Materias:	Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:79d57579cb8045f68c69ab3367cda7c72021-11-29T20:41:38ZThe National Cancer Registry of Cuba. Process and Result10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2001v47n2.23310034-71162176-9745https://doaj.org/article/79d57579cb8045f68c69ab3367cda7c72001-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/revista/index.php/revista/article/view/2331https://doaj.org/toc/0034-7116https://doaj.org/toc/2176-9745 Cancer represents a health problem in Cuba, being the second cause of death in our country. The National Cancer Registry went created in 1964 as an instrument for the epidemiological study of this disease. In 1986, important changes were introduced in the National Cancer Registry regarding organization, process and validation of the information with the implementation of a new automation information system; in 1990 a PC version of the system was developed, and in 1992 the decentralization of the process of the information to all provinces of the country (fourteen provincial cancer registries) was accomplished. The data obtained through the registry shows as main sites of incidence: lung, skin and colon for both sexes; prostate and larynx for men, and breast and cervix uteri for women. As for mortality, lung and colon for both sexes, prostate for men and breast for women are the main sites. The improvement of the quality of the information of the registry has permitted the use of the data for carrying out investigations that help to plan and assess the National Cancer Control Program. Armando RodríguezAntonio Martín GarcíaInstituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)articleNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENPTRevista Brasileira de Cancerologia, Vol 47, Iss 2 (2001)
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topic	Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282
spellingShingle	Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282 Armando Rodríguez Antonio Martín García The National Cancer Registry of Cuba. Process and Result
description	Cancer represents a health problem in Cuba, being the second cause of death in our country. The National Cancer Registry went created in 1964 as an instrument for the epidemiological study of this disease. In 1986, important changes were introduced in the National Cancer Registry regarding organization, process and validation of the information with the implementation of a new automation information system; in 1990 a PC version of the system was developed, and in 1992 the decentralization of the process of the information to all provinces of the country (fourteen provincial cancer registries) was accomplished. The data obtained through the registry shows as main sites of incidence: lung, skin and colon for both sexes; prostate and larynx for men, and breast and cervix uteri for women. As for mortality, lung and colon for both sexes, prostate for men and breast for women are the main sites. The improvement of the quality of the information of the registry has permitted the use of the data for carrying out investigations that help to plan and assess the National Cancer Control Program.
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title_short	The National Cancer Registry of Cuba. Process and Result
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The National Cancer Registry of Cuba. Process and Result

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