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RODRIGUEZ JIMENEZ, Pablo et al. Average of life years lost and gained for cancer deceased. Rev. Med. Electrón. [online]. 2009, vol.31, n.1. ISSN 1684-1824.

We carried out a retrospective, descriptive study on the average of gained and lost life years of the 14 075 deceased by cancer in the province of Matanzas from 1990 to 2007. We found that the difference in the average of gained life years between cancer and other causes decreased, while the average of lost life years increased during the same period. In the municipalities, the average of gained life years ranged between 65.3 and 69.9 years, and the average of lost life years between 15.2 and 18.5. The deceased by prostate cancer showed the highest average of gained life years, and the the deceased by uterine neck cancer showed the lowest. The deceased by prostate cancer showed the lowest average of lost life years and the deceased by uterine neck cancer showed the highest.

Palabras clave : NEOPLASMS [mortality]; POTENTIAL YEARS OF LIFE LOST; SURVIVAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS [mortality]; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS [mortality]; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS.

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