title: [Diverging trends in prostate cancer mortality in the autonomous community of Andalucia (1975-2004)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the evolution of prostate cancer mortality in Andalucia during the period 1975-2004 at the provincial level.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mortality data for prostate cancer and population denominator data was supplied by the Statistical Institute of Andalucia. Age group-specific and standardised overall and truncated (50-79 years old) rates were calculated by the direct method (European standard population).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2004 there were 813 deaths in Andalucia from prostate cancer. Prostate cancer accounts for around 8% of male deaths from cancer. Joinpoint analysis shows three diverging trends (fall in Cadiz, Huelva and Malaga, rise in Granada and stabilization in the other provinces) in age-standardized mortality rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In Granada, an increment in mortality from prostate cancer is observed in opposition to the trend in the other provinces.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Documentación Clínica, Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain. aurelio.cayuela.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cayuela Domínguez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Domínguez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vigil Martín
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Medina López
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conde Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology