Summary In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), urgent action is needed to curb a growing crisis in
cancer incidence and mortality. Without rapid interventions, data estimates show a major …

Cancer incidence is rising in low-and especially middle-income countries (MIC), driven
primarily by four high-burden cancers (breast, cervix, lung, colorectal). By 2030, more than …

Abstract PARDO, Constanza and CENDALES, Ricardo. Cancer incidence estimates and
mortality for the top five cancer in Colombia, 2007-2011. Colomb. Med.[online]. 2018, vol …

Breast and cervical cancers are leading causes of mortality among women in Latin America.
Colombia has universal health care and a government-sponsored 10-year cancer control …

Abstract Background: The Population Cancer Registry of Cali (RPCC) has operated since
1962, disseminating high quality information to provide a framework to assess and control …

Purpose To describe our experience upon developing and implementing a hospital-based
cancer registry (HBCR) in a quaternary-level of care private non-profit academic medical …

Objetivos: Describir la incidencia y mortalidad para los cinco principales tipos de cáncer en
Colombia, de 2007-2011. Métodos: Se estimaron casos y tasas de incidencia de cáncer …

Background. Estimation of survival requires followup of patients from diagnosis until death
ensuring complete and good quality data. Many populationbased cancer registries in low …

Introduction: The number of cancer survivors is increasing in Colombia, and health policy
changes are necessary to meet their unmet needs and improve their health outcomes …

Introduction Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with a
disproportionate burden affecting low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Rapid …