Cancer distribution pattern in south-western Nigeria
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Cancer distribution pattern in south-western Nigeria.
The burden of cancer in Nigeria is appreciable with about 100,000 new cancer cases being reported in the country each year. This study aimed to determine the level of occurrence and pattern of distribution of different cancer types in two major functional cancer registries in south-western Nigeria. A desk review of the level of occurrence and pattern of distribution of different cancer types in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tanzania Journal of Health Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0856-6496
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v13i2.55226