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© 1982 Oxford University Press

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Cancer Mortality in Barcelona 1960–1978

F X BOSCH*, J ORTA{dagger}, A GARCIA{dagger}, J JUVANET{dagger}, A CAMPRODON{dagger} and A PUMAROLA{dagger}

*Oncology Service. Hospital de Sant Pau. Avda S Antonio M Claret 167, Barcelona 25 Spain.
{dagger}Institut Municipal de la Salut (Municipal Health Department). Pza. Lesseps 1, Barcelona, Spain.

Bosch F X (Oncology Service, Hospital de Sant Pau, Avda S Antonio M Claret, 167 Barcelona 25 Spain). Orta J.Garcia A. Juvanet J. Camprodon A and Pumarola A. Cancer mortality in Barcelona 1960– 1978. InternationalJournal of Epidemiology 1982. 11: 46–48.

Cancer mortality rates specific for sex and site for the 1960– 1978 period are presented. The population covered is the municipal area of Barcelona. Rates have been adjusted taking as the standard population the Spanish census of 1970.

Leading sites for males are lung. stomach and large intestine. Breast, large intestine and stomach are leading causes of death for females.

Secular trends follow the general picture of the western industrial countries.

Received 13 April 1981


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