title: [Colonic cancer: an enemy in retreat?].
abstract: Argentina and Uruguay are countries with high mortality rates for colorectal cancer. In the Province of Santa Fe, colorectal cancer ranks as third when considering cancer as the cause of death. The aim in this study was to compare the mortality rates for colorectal cancer in the Province for a 10 year period. The mortality rates for 1985-1987 and 1995-1997 were 17.2% an 19.1% respectively. There was no significant difference with the mortality rates during that decade our study encompasses.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital José María Cullen, Santa Fé. Rep, Argentina. felixjimenez@arnet.com.ar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ahumada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution