title: [Lung cancer in the Island of Menorca (1990-1993)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the incidence, mortality, and survival of lung cancer in Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  All cases detected between 1990 and 1993, were collected retrospectively, using the cancer registry methodology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence rate observed was 47.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year, while the mortality rate was 44.2. Mean age of patient was 67.5 years 90% of whom were male. The most frequently observed histological type was the epidermoid carcinoma (43% of cases), followed by the small-cell carcinoma (20%) and the adenocarcinoma (19%). Mean survival, over a total of 141 cases studied, was about 9 months (281 days).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Incidence rates adjusted by world population show that Menorca lung cancer incidence rates are in the upper range among Spanish regions.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Virgen de Monte Toro, Menorca.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segui Díaz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alegre Valls
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torrent Quetglas
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Cáncer de pulmón en la isla de Menorca (1990-93).