Scrotal cancer: Incidence, survival and second primary tumours in the Netherlands since 1989
Background: Since the 1970s there have been few epidemiological studies of scrotal cancer. We report on the descriptive epidemiology of scrotal cancer in the Netherlands. Methods: Data on all scrotal cancer patients were obtained from the Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR) in the period 1989-2006 and age-standardised incidence rates were calculated also according to histology and stage. Relative survival was calculated and multiple primary tumours were studied. Results: The overall incidence rate varied around 1.5 per 1 000 000 person-years, most frequently being squamous cell carcinoma (27%),... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Schlagwörter: | Bowen disease / Netherlands / adult / aged / article / basal cell carcinoma / cancer incidence / cancer staging / cancer survival / carcinoma / human / incidence / major clinical study / male / neoplasms / primary tumor / priority journal / scrotum / scrotum cancer / second primary / squamous cell / squamous cell carcinoma / survival rate / testis cancer |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832544 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/21641 |