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[Diverging trends in prostate cancer mortality in the autonomous community of Andalucia (1975-2004)]
A Cayuela Domínguez1, S Rodríguez-Domínguez, E Vigil Martín
1Servicio de Documentación Clínica, Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain. aurelio.cayuela.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
Objective:
To describe the evolution of prostate cancer mortality in Andalucia during the period 1975-2004 at the provincial level.
Subjects And Method:
Mortality data for prostate cancer and population denominator data was supplied by the Statistical Institute of Andalucia. Age group-specific and standardised overall and truncated (50-79 years old) rates were calculated by the direct method (European standard population).
Results:
In 2004 there were 813 deaths in Andalucia from prostate cancer. Prostate cancer accounts for around 8% of male deaths from cancer. Joinpoint analysis shows three diverging trends (fall in Cadiz, Huelva and Malaga, rise in Granada and stabilization in the other provinces) in age-standardized mortality rates.
Conclusion:
In Granada, an increment in mortality from prostate cancer is observed in opposition to the trend in the other provinces.
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