We report an autopsy study of gallbladder cancer prevalence in Chile, where the risk of this disease is among the highest reported world-wide. In 14,768 autopsy protocols obtained from 3 university hospitals, 45% of women and 20% of men older than 20 years had gallstone disease (the major known risk
Adults in a High-Risk Area Are Unaware of the Importance of Colorectal Cancer
β Scribed by N.Y. Wong; Suzanah Nenny; R.J. Guy; F. Seow-Choen
- Book ID
- 106320732
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 629 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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