Author(s): Berenguer, Pedro ; Muller, Sara ; Fraga, Cláudia ; Serrão, Patrícia ; Teixeira, Rubina ; Camacho, José ; Camacho, Carolina
Date: 2021
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/37951
Origin: Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, E.P.E.
Subject(s): RORAM-Registo Oncológico da Região Autónoma da Madeira; Cancer in the elderly; Madeira Island; Região Autónoma da Madeira; Autonomous Region of Madeira; ICD-10; Cancer incidence; Cancer morbidity; Cancer mortality; RON
The evolution of science and improvement of medicine led to the extension of life expectancy resulting in a higher number of elder people among population.Consequently, life expectancy also increases diseases, such as cancer, one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.In Portugal, cancer is the second leading cause of mortality, accounting for about 1/4 of deaths. With this work, it is intended to characterize cancer among elderly population, from Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM), Portugal. The 3 most frequent cancer from each gender were addressed. etc.
