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. 2006 Mar-Apr;30(2):114-9.

[Cancer incidence in Modena: 2002-2006 projections]

[Article in Italian]
Antonella Fracca  1 , Ivan Rashid, Claudia Cirilli, Giulia Cavrini, Massimo Federico
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  • PMID: 16909960
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[Cancer incidence in Modena: 2002-2006 projections]

[Article in Italian]
Antonella Fracca et al. Epidemiol Prev. 2006 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract

Objective: Cancer incidence predictions for the period 2002-2006 in the Province of Modena applying a Bayesian APC (Age Period Cohort) model.

Design: Population based descriptive study.

Setting: Patients with cancer diagnosed between 1988 and 2001 recorded in Modena Cancer Registry.

Main outcome measures: Number of cases, crude and standardized incidence rates.

Results: Cancer incidence in 2002-2006 is expected to increase in both sexes, with the exception of stomach cancer (males and females) and lung cancer in males, both expected to decrease. The difference between the number of cases predicted for 2002 and observed data was about 0.7%.

Conclusion: Prediction based on APC model seems to be reliable for most of the cancer sites, but should be used cautiously. In particular, projected number of breast and prostate cancer cases is clearly overestimated due to diagnostic anticipation effect which gives rise to an excess in recent years.

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