prevalence of cancer

1. what are the leading causes of cancer mortality and morbidity world wide?
2. what are the regional differences of cancer prevalence?
3. what are the predicted increase in cancer incidence and mortality?
4. what are the leading cancers in India?

 

 

 

 

Suggested reading and resources:

1. http://www.worldoncology.net/epidemiology.htm
2. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr27/en/
3. http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/index.cfm
4. http://www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus/charts.html
5. http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/hp2000/PROGRVW/Cancer/cancer.htm
6. http://www.healthypeople.gov/document/html/volume1/03cancer.htm
7. http://resresources.nci.nih.gov/database.cfm?id=481
8. http://mohfw.nic.in/kk/95/i9/95i90e01.htm
9. http://mohfw.nic.in/pg49to55.pdf
10. http://india-health.info/DCP/CancerProg/Cancer.htm
11. http://www.whoindia.org/SCN/Cancer/CancerHome.htm
12. http://www.canceratlasindia.org/about