title: Epidemiological profile of cancer mortality in a province of central Italy for the years 2008 and 2009: preliminary analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the study was to perform a preliminary analysis of the mortality data for cancer as widely as possible, in order to obtain useful information for planning specific public health interventions. For this purpose, data on cancer mortality in the province of Rieti (Latium, central Italy) have been collected and analysed. To date, in the Rieti province a Cancer Registry record is not available.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted through statistical analysis of cancer mortality data related to the years 2008 and 2009, obtained from the National Institute of Statistics. Data were cumulative for the province of Rieti and specific for the five districts in which the province is divided.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The standardized mortality rates obtained for Rieti province resulted lower than those reported for the other provinces of the Latium region, for Italy and for the European Community, both for 2008 and 2009. In these years, the anatomical areas more affected in terms of mortality were "trachea, bronchus and lung", "colorectal" and "stomach", but gender differences were evidenced.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study, also considering the limitation of two years studied only, leads to some basic insights about the importance of updating mortality data to trace an epidemiological profile, to evaluate the presence of risk and protective factors, to program strategically health interventions, and to assess the effectiveness of these interventions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, Polo Universitario di Rieti, Sabina Universitas, Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mattei
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, Polo Universitario di Rieti, Sabina Universitas, Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tasciotti
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, Polo Universitario di Rieti, Sabina Universitas, Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santilli
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, Polo Universitario di Rieti, Sabina Universitas, Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martellucci
authors.affiliation: UOC Anatomical Pathology, OGP San Camillo De Lellis, Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liberati
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Protano
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitali
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sorice
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate
keywords: Cancer; Central Italy; Epidemiological profile; Mortality