Cancer mortality trends analysis for Bologna and province. Programs, methodology, objectives, and early results

The scenario, the organization, the activities and the objectives of the Cancer Registry of Bologna and Province are presented. The first available data on mortality in 1986-1988 show (1) that the mortality due to malignant tumors represented in 1988 31% of the whole mortality in Province; (2) that the mortality due to tumors is higher in males and in the urban area (35.73% of the whole mortality in 1988); (3) that the mortality due to malignant tumors is increasing, particularly amongst males; and (4) more than 40% (amongst males) and nearly 50% (amongst females) of the whole mortality below 70 years of age is due to malignant tumors.