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Cancer in Kenya: types and infection-attributable. Data from the adult population of two National referral hospitals (2008-2012)

Background: Cancer in Africa is an emerging health problem. In Kenya it ranks third as a cause of death after infectious and cardiovascular diseases. Nearly 31% of the total cancer burden in sub-Saharan Africa is attributable to infectious agents. Information on cancer burden is scanty in Kenya and...

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Autores principales:	Macharia, Lucy Wanjiku, Mureithi, Marianne Wanjiru, Anzala, Omu
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	F1000 Research Limited 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185250/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32382698 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/aasopenres.12910.5

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