Socioeconomic and demographic transformations are occurring very rapidly in some areas
of the world, especially in South America, and are accompanied by changes in lifestyle …

Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the tumors with higher incidence and mortality among
men in the World. Epidemiological data are influenced by life expectancy of population …

Rationale and objective Cancer burden is increasing in Central and South America (CSA).
We describe the current burden of cancer in CSA. Methods We obtained regional and …

For more than a century, researchers from a wide range of disciplines have sought to
estimate the unique contributions of age, period, and cohort (APC) effects on a variety of …

BACKGROUND: Cancer has become increasingly acknowledged as a public health issue in
Colombia. Rates of the most common malignancies have been generally increasing. We …

Rationale and objective The incidence of prostate cancer has increased in Central and
South America (CSA) in the last few decades. We describe the geographical patterns and …

Prostate cancer mortality projections at the nationwide and regional levels to the year 2025
are carried out in this ecological study that is based on an analysis of Brazilian trends …

Background In the 1980s, an increase in mortality rates for prostate cancer was observed in
North America and developed European countries. In the 1990s, however, mortality rates …

Purposes Scientific literature has consistently shown the effects of certain diets on health but
regional variations of dietary habits, and their relationship colorectal cancer (CRC) has been …

Methods We used data from the Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to
analyze trends in the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and extreme obesity among adults …