title: [Mortality from cancer in Tunisia: calculating years of life lost].
abstract: This work, conducted in Tunisia, aimed to calculate the number of years of life lost due to premature death caused by cancer. The data were based on mortality statistics (2006) provided by the national surveillance system of causes of death and involved calculations proposed by the World Health Organization. A total of 105,205 deaths due to cancer were recorded, 61,550 for males and 43,655 for females. The cancers were mostly of the lung and upper respiratory-digestive tract for men and breast and cervix for women. These results should prompt the health care system to emphasize tobacco control, the promotion of healthy eating and physical activity, as well as screening for breast and cervical cancer.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé Publique, 5-7, rue Khartoum, Belvédère 1002, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Heger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lazaar-Ben Gobrane
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hajjem
authors.forename: Hajer
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aounallah-Skhiri
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Achour
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hsairi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult