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Birth weight and risk of childhood solid tumors in Brazil: a record linkage between population-based data sets
(2017-01)Objective. To analyze the relationship between the development of childhood solid tumors and 1) birth weight and 2) fetal growth, using two Brazilian population-based data sets. Methods. A case–cohort study was performed ... -
Cancer registration for cancer control in Latin America: a status and progress report
(2017-01)Cancer incidence by type has been included as a core indicator in the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Monitoring Framework for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. The Global Initiative for Cancer ... -
Monitoring modifiable risk factors for breast cancer: an obligation for health professionals
(2017-03)Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common disease in women and constitutes the second leading cause of cancer death in this population. The factors that contribute to the risk of occurrence are divided into ... -
Meeting of the Pediatric Cancer Working Group (Washington, D.C., 2-3 February 2017)
(Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2017-04)About 9,000 children die of cancer every year in the Americas, where cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children under 15. In high-income countries, childhood cancer mortality has been reduced significantly ... -
Pediatric cancer registries in Latin America: the case of Argentina's pediatric cancer registry
(2017-12)[ABSTRACT]. Despite its low incidence, pediatric cancer makes up a significant portion of childhood illnesses. Yet information on pediatric cancer in Latin America is scarce. Since the early 2000s the World Health ... -
A critical appraisal of the harm reduction argument for heat-not-burn tobacco products
(2018-12)[ABSTRACT]. Heat-not-burn products (HNBs) are efficient nicotine delivery devices that heat tobacco instead of burning it, as conventional cigarettes do. Since heating yields less carbon monoxide and other tobacco ... -
10-year trends in noncommunicable disease mortality in the Caribbean region
(2019-04)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. Between 2006 and 2016, 70% of all deaths worldwide were due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs kill nearly 40 million people a year globally, with almost three-quarters of NCD deaths occurring ... -
Noncommunicable diseases in the Region of the Americas: facts and figures
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-08-21)The Region of the Americas has an NCD mortality rate of 436.5 per 100,000 population, which ranges from a high in Guyana of 831.4 deaths per 100,000 population, to a low in Canada of 291.5 deaths per 100,000 population. ... -
NCDs at a Glance: NCD Mortality and Risk Factor Prevalence in the Americas
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-11-14)Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), principally cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, are the leading causes of death, and are responsible for approximately 80% of all deaths in the ... -
Nuevos retos para la planificación en salud: el Plan Nacional de Cáncer en Chile
(2020-01)[RESUMEN]. Este artículo describe el proceso de elaboración del Plan Nacional de Cáncer de Chile. Este proceso incluyó una etapa inicial de diagnóstico en la que se convocó a diversos actores relevantes en el tema, con el ... -
Health System Strengthening for Childhood Cancer in the Caribbean
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-03-17)Cancer is among the leading causes of death in children under the age of 15 years. In high-income countries, pediatric cancer mortality has been reduced significantly. As a result of earlier diagnosis and effective treatment, ... -
Fact-sheet: If I have Cancer, what do I need to know about COVID-19? 21 May 2020
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Considerations for the Reorganization of Cancer Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 26 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-05-26)Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems around the world have focused on reorganizing healthcare services and prioritizing hospital beds and intensive care units to manage people with COVID-19. This has ...
