Age-specific incidence of cancer in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica, 1993-1997
General Info
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 1993 - December, 1997
Data type
Scientific literature
Summary
The Jamaica Cancer Registry began in 1958 and has operated continuously since that time. It gathers data on cancer in the populations of the Kingston and St. Andrew areas. This report includes diagnoses from these resident populations for 1993-1997. Data were coded using ICD-9 and tabulated by age and sex, using the 1991 census counts.
Keywords
Bladder cancer, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Cancers, Cervix uteri cancer, Colon and rectum cancers, Corpus uteri cancer, Gallbladder and biliary tract cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, ICD-9, Incidence, Larynx cancer, Leukemia, Liver cancer, Mouth cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Oesophagus cancer, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Pharynx cancers, Population, Prostate cancer, Skin cancers, Stomach cancer, Testicular cancer, Thyroid cancer, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers
Citation
Contributors
Journal
West Indian Med J
Pages
123-9
Publication year
2001
Suggested citation
Hanchard B, Blake G, Wolff C, Samuels E, Waugh N, Simpson D, Ramjit C, Mitchell K. Age-specific incidence of cancer in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica, 1993-1997. West Indian Med J. 2001; 50(2): 123-9.