title: Cancer mortality in Rieti province (Latium Region, Italy) for the years 2006-2010: evaluation of temporal and spatial trends and comparison with the other Latium provinces.
abstract: The present research aims to obtain information on cancer deaths in the five Latium provinces in the years 2006-2010 and to highlight similarities and differences between them.
  
  
  
  The survey was carried through statistical elaboration of cancer mortality data for the years 2006-2010 obtained from the National Institute of Statistics.
  
  
  
  The mortality due to oncological diseases in Rieti province showed a decreasing temporal trend for the years investigated. Among all the Latium provinces, Rieti presented the lowest standardized mortality rates. This phenomenon could be related to specific environmental conditions and low levels of air, water and soil pollution affecting the Rieti province.
  
  
  
  The results of the present study show that the "healthy" environment of Rieti province could be considered as a benchmark for studies in oncological diseases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, University Branch of Rieti "Sabina Universitas", Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mattei
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, University Branch of Rieti "Sabina Universitas", Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santilli
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, University Branch of Rieti "Sabina Universitas", Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martellucci
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, University Branch of Rieti "Sabina Universitas", Rieti, Italy.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Di Pasquale
authors.affiliation: UOC Anatomical Pathology, San Camillo De Lellis Hospital, 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: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Cancer; Epidemiological profile; Mortality; Rieti