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Cancer registration in developing countries offers special research opportunities and presents special problems. Findings in these registries not only provide information about the local situation but may also help in the study of trends observed in other countries. Cancer incidence in wealthy western communities tends to show similarities, and often contrasts with patterns common in developing communities. As an example, high rates for colonic and pulmonary cancer and declining rates for gastric and cervical cancer are as characteristic of wealthy communities as they are uncharacteristic of developing communities. These are good reasons for the encouragement of cancer registration in developing countries. We started our work in Colombia as a cancer survey, which was planned to last approximately 3 years. After the planned survey was accomplished, it became clear that its continuation would be highly beneficial and also quite simple because the personnel had already been trained and their experience could be used to great advantage. This explains why our registry uses a combination of the registry and survey techniques: we gather data for all periods of time, but most intensely during the summer months, when we employ medical students for a survey-type activity.
Work supported by Public Health Service research contract PH-43–66–907 from the National Cancer Institute.
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Correa, P., Bolaños, O., García, F.T., Gordillo, G., Duque, E., Cuello, C. (1975). The Cancer Registry of Cali Colombia — Epidemiologic Studies of Gastric Cancer. In: Grundmann, E., Pedersen, E. (eds) Cancer Registry. Recent Results in Cancer Research / Fortschritte der Krebsforschung / Progrès dans les recherches sur le cancer, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80880-7_21
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