TRENDS IN CANCER MORTALITY OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACK IN BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 1975-1989

Authors
ADANJA B VLAJINAC H JAREBINSKI M JOVANOVIC D SIPETIC S MARINKOVIC J
Citation
B. Adanja et al., TRENDS IN CANCER MORTALITY OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACK IN BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 1975-1989, European journal of epidemiology, 10(1), 1994, pp. 99-104
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
European journal of epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03932990
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
99 - 104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0393-2990(1994)10:1<99:TICMOT>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
During the period of 1975-1989, in the Belgrade population increasing mortality trends were established for colon and rectal cancer, cancer of the pancreas and gallbladder and bile ducts cancer, for both sexes, and for esophageal cancer in males. Stomach and liver cancer mortalit y decreased in females. In males, stomach cancer mortality after a pro longed steady decrease suddenly rose in the years 1988 and 1989. Morta lity rates series for esophageal cancer in females and for liver cance r in males did not fit any usual trend function.