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Mother and child characteristics at birth and early age leukemia: a case-cohort...
Reis,Rejane de Souza; Silva,Neimar de Paula; Santos,Marceli de Oliveira; Oliveira,Julio Fernando Pinto; Thuler,Luiz Claudio Santos; Camargo,Beatriz deAbstract Objective: The population-based cancer registries (PBCR) and the Information System on Live Births in Brazil (Sistema de Informações sobre Nascidos Vivos [SINASC]) have information that enables the test for risk factors associated with leukemia at an early age. The aim of this study was to identify maternal and birth characteristics associated with early-age acute leukemia (EAL) in Brazil. Methods: A c...
Colorectal cancer in Porto Alegre and Fortaleza, Brazil: incidence trends and d...
Reis,Rejane de Souza; Santos,Marceli de Oliveira; Bloch,Katia VergettiThe aim of this study was to describe the incidence distribution of colorectal cancer in Fortaleza, Ceará State, and Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and the time trend in the disease from 1990 to 1999. Mean annual age-adjusted incidence rates and estimated annual percent change were calculated by gender, using population-based cancer registries. EAPC showed an increase in the rates in Porto Alegr...