Epidemiology of gallbladder cancer.
Gallbladder cancer is the most common biliary tract cancer. The highest incidence rates occur in Chile, which also has the highest mortality rates. This lethal gastrointestinal cancer has a predilection among adult women and older subjects of both sexes, and also among populations throughout central and Eastern Europe and certain racial groups, such as Native American Indians. Unfortunately, prospects are poor for preventing this form of cancer.
Eslick
Guy D
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Discipline of Surgery, The University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School, Nepean, Penrith, Australia. eslickg@med.usyd.edu.au
D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends