Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe.
The two main determinants of oral and oesophageal cancer in Europe are alcohol and tobacco, and the two cancer sites show several similarities in their descriptive epidemiology. This study compares mortality from cancers of the oral cavity and oesophagus in European countries to evaluate similaritie...
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ftunivlausanne:oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_5283 2024-02-11T10:05:13+01:00 Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe. Negri, E. La Vecchia, C. Levi, F. Franceschi, S. Serra-Majem, L. Boyle, P. 1996 https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_5283 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/8894564 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0959-8278 https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_5283 urn:issn:0959-8278 European Journal of Cancer Prevention, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 267-279 Adult Alcohol Drinking Esophageal Neoplasms/mortality Type="Geographic">Europe/epidemiology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mouth Neoplasms/mortality Sex Factors Smoking info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 1996 ftunivlausanne 2024-01-22T01:10:05Z The two main determinants of oral and oesophageal cancer in Europe are alcohol and tobacco, and the two cancer sites show several similarities in their descriptive epidemiology. This study compares mortality from cancers of the oral cavity and oesophagus in European countries to evaluate similarities and differences. From official death certification numbers and population estimates, we obtained age-standardized rates for all ages and truncated (35-64 years). In most countries, rates for men tended to increase between 1955-59 and 1990-92 for both sites, although the increases were more marked for oral cancer. In the UK and Ireland, however, oral cancer decreased and oesophageal cancer increased, while in Finland and Iceland mortality for both sites decreased. The most striking increases were in Hungary, where the truncated rate in most recent calendar periods reached the highest levels in Europe. In France, rates for both cancers were extremely high: oral cancer increased from 1955-59 to the early 1980s, but started to decline afterwards. Mortality rates were much lower for women than men, and the correlation between the two sites was less marked. An age, period and cohort model, applied to the rates for men in selected European countries, suggested strong cohort effects for both cancers, generally more marked for oral cancer, with substantial increases in the cohorts born after 1920. The mortality rates of cancers of the oral cavity and oesophagus show several analogies, as expected from their relation to tobacco and alcohol; but some discrepancies suggest that other, less well-identified, factors may also influence their rates and trends in Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Université de Lausanne (UNIL): Serval - Serveur académique lausannois |
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Adult Alcohol Drinking Esophageal Neoplasms/mortality Type="Geographic">Europe/epidemiology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mouth Neoplasms/mortality Sex Factors Smoking Negri, E. La Vecchia, C. Levi, F. Franceschi, S. Serra-Majem, L. Boyle, P. Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe. |
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The two main determinants of oral and oesophageal cancer in Europe are alcohol and tobacco, and the two cancer sites show several similarities in their descriptive epidemiology. This study compares mortality from cancers of the oral cavity and oesophagus in European countries to evaluate similarities and differences. From official death certification numbers and population estimates, we obtained age-standardized rates for all ages and truncated (35-64 years). In most countries, rates for men tended to increase between 1955-59 and 1990-92 for both sites, although the increases were more marked for oral cancer. In the UK and Ireland, however, oral cancer decreased and oesophageal cancer increased, while in Finland and Iceland mortality for both sites decreased. The most striking increases were in Hungary, where the truncated rate in most recent calendar periods reached the highest levels in Europe. In France, rates for both cancers were extremely high: oral cancer increased from 1955-59 to the early 1980s, but started to decline afterwards. Mortality rates were much lower for women than men, and the correlation between the two sites was less marked. An age, period and cohort model, applied to the rates for men in selected European countries, suggested strong cohort effects for both cancers, generally more marked for oral cancer, with substantial increases in the cohorts born after 1920. The mortality rates of cancers of the oral cavity and oesophagus show several analogies, as expected from their relation to tobacco and alcohol; but some discrepancies suggest that other, less well-identified, factors may also influence their rates and trends in Europe. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Negri, E. La Vecchia, C. Levi, F. Franceschi, S. Serra-Majem, L. Boyle, P. |
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Negri, E. La Vecchia, C. Levi, F. Franceschi, S. Serra-Majem, L. Boyle, P. |
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Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe. |
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Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe. |
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Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe. |
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Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe. |
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Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe. |
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comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in europe. |
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European Journal of Cancer Prevention, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 267-279 |
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