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A Cayuela

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PubMed1991

Changing mortality patterns for major cancers in Spain, 1951-1985.

Mortality trends for main cancer sites in Spain from 1951-1985 are presented. Age-standardized mortality rates per 100,000 were computed using the direct method. The Spanish population of 1970 was used as the standard. Age-standardized mortality rates for total cancer showed a marked increase among men throughout the period of study. This can be attributed mainly to the increase in lung cancer mortality (from 8.63 person-years to 44.74 between 1951 and 1985), which was only partially balanced by a reduction in the stomach cancer mortality (from 36.18 to 18.31). Among women the increase in total cancer is lower overall. It occurred mainly during the 1950s and thereafter the trend has remained stable and even declined in recent years. Lung cancer mortality rates among women have remained fairly stable and stomach cancer followed the same pattern as for men. Breast cancer mortality increased constantly during the period (from 7.21 to 19.38) but it was not until 1978 that it became the leading cause of cancer mortality among women.

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PubMed1991

Oesophageal cancer mortality: relationship with alcohol intake and cigarette smoking in Spain.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to explore temporal changes in mortality from oesophageal cancer that could be related to tobacco and alcohol consumption. DESIGN: The study used mortality trends from oesophageal cancer over the period 1951-1985. In addition, available trends on per capita consumption of alcohol and cigarettes are also presented. SETTING: Data for this study were derived from Spain's National Institute for Statistics. MAIN RESULTS: Age standardised mortality rates from oesophageal cancer have increased significantly among men in Spain from 1951 to 1985 (p less than 0.01). Mortality rates in women have not changed significantly during the same period, although there is evidence of a certain decrease in recent years. Trends of per capita cigarette consumption from 1957 to 1982 related positively with oesophageal cancer mortality among men, whereas no significant relationship was observed in women. Trends of beer, spirits, and total alcohol consumption were also positively correlated with oesophageal cancer mortality in men. Among women, a weaker relationship was found. Wine consumption showed no relationship with oesophageal cancer mortality either in men or women. CONCLUSIONS: These results are similar to those found in other studies, supporting a role of alcohol (spirits and beer) and cigarette consumption in causation of oesophageal cancer. No relationship was observed with wine consumption.

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PubMed1989

Analysis of cohort mortality from prostatic cancer in Spain, 1951-1983.

Prostatic cancer mortality rates in Spain were analysed for the period 1951-1983 by age groups. Five year interval age cohort trends were also studied. A rising trend was seen over this period of time, although there has been some stabilisation during the recent past. Age cohort analysis shows a generation effect in those cohorts born before 1896, consistent with an increased exposure to environmental and/or occupational factors.

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[Avoidable years of life lost ratio: an indicator to identify excess mortality in health areas. Mortality workshop of the Valencia region].

Avoidable mortality has been proposed as an outcome indicator of health services. Until now the Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) has been the effect measure most used to detect excesses in avoidable mortality. We propose the use, as a complementary measure, of the Avoidable Years of Life Lost Ratio (AYLLR). We show that for tuberculosis, hypertension and for all avoidable deaths both measures provide complementary information, since in some areas where observed deaths are below the expected number (SMR less than 100) we detect an observed number of years of life lost higher than expected (AYLLR greater than 100), due to the occurrence of these deaths at younger ages. The AYLLR is a standardized effect measure that puts a higher weight to premature deaths.

Catchment Area, Health↗
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[Geographic differences in mortality from digestive tumors in Spain, 1980-1984].

The purpose of this study is to analyze the geographical distribution of eight gastrointestinal (GI) cancer sites in Spain, during the 1980-1984 period. Data for deaths attributed to each cancer site were obtained from Spain's National Institute for Statistics (INE). Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) were calculated for each GI cancer site, using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision. Statistical tests were performed to determine whether SMR's were statistically significant. The mortality distribution for cancers of the oropharynx and oesophagus showed a similar pattern, which might suggest some common risk factor in their etiology. Stomach cancer presented high SMR's in the northern central areas (Meseta). Colon, rectum and pancreas cancer sites emerged with irregular patterns though high SMR's were more often observed in developed areas within the country.

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