Cancer Control in Central and Eastern Europe

In Central and Western Europe, cancer mortality is declining at slower rates as compared with rates in the rest of the world. More than a generation has now passed since the end of nonmarket economies in Central and Eastern Europe. It is time for this area of the continent to close the gap in cancer...

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Autores principales: La Vecchia, Carlo, Conte, Pierfranco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AlphaMed Press 2016
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27401889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0230
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description In Central and Western Europe, cancer mortality is declining at slower rates as compared with rates in the rest of the world. More than a generation has now passed since the end of nonmarket economies in Central and Eastern Europe. It is time for this area of the continent to close the gap in cancer incidence and mortality rates between it and Western Europe and other high-income areas of the world.
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spelling pubmed-50615352016-10-13 Cancer Control in Central and Eastern Europe La Vecchia, Carlo Conte, Pierfranco Oncologist Commentary In Central and Western Europe, cancer mortality is declining at slower rates as compared with rates in the rest of the world. More than a generation has now passed since the end of nonmarket economies in Central and Eastern Europe. It is time for this area of the continent to close the gap in cancer incidence and mortality rates between it and Western Europe and other high-income areas of the world. AlphaMed Press 2016-10 2016-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5061535/ /pubmed/27401889 http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0230 Text en ©AlphaMed Press
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061535/
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