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Parallelism in the mortality clustering of the most frequent cancer sites in Italy and in the Marche region

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Clusters of selected cancer sites mortality, regarding Italy and the Marche region, were compared. Very similar associations were found both in males and in females, in particular between the alcohol-tobacco-related sites. Many clusters agree with the international literature, while others could constitute a starting point for formulating new hypotheses.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze igienistiche e sanitarie-amhientali, Università di Camerino, Via E. Betti, 62032, Camerino (MC)

    G. Saltalamacchia & F. Pannelli

  2. Dipartimento di Igiene, Universita di Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06100, Perugia

    F. La Rosa

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Saltalamacchia, G., La Rosa, F. & Pannelli, F. Parallelism in the mortality clustering of the most frequent cancer sites in Italy and in the Marche region. Eur J Epidemiol 6, 332–334 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00150444

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