Cancer: fourth cause of childhood death in Baracoa, Guantanamo

Authors

  • Dra. Bismay Machado Cobas
  • Lic. Alexei Santana Galano
  • Dra. Marbelis Borges Laffita
  • Lic. Mercedes B. Pierra Antúnez
  • Dr. Osmay Gómez Barroso

Keywords:

cancer, pediatrics, epidemiology

Abstract

Neoplasms are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in the children of Baracoa. A study was carried out in the periods 1984-1990, 1991-2000, 2001-2011 to study the incidence of this entity in the child population of the Baracoa municipality. The variables are analyzed: age, sex, cause of mortality / morbidity, place of residence (rural or urban). The most frequent tumors in this population were those of the hemolymphopoietic system, although the most lethal tumors were located in the central nervous system. There is a tendency to decrease mortality due to malignant diseases in pediatrics.

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Published

2012-01-06

How to Cite

1.
Machado Cobas DB, Santana Galano LA, Borges Laffita DM, Pierra Antúnez LMB, Gómez Barroso DO. Cancer: fourth cause of childhood death in Baracoa, Guantanamo. Rev Inf Cient [Internet]. 2012 Jan. 6 [cited 2025 Apr. 22];73(1). Available from: https://revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/662

Issue

Vol. 73 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Original Articles