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Epidemiology of Cancer

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Cancer registries are the main sources of indicators on incidence and mortality and, to some extent, on prevalence of the various forms of cancer.

Cancer has become one of the main health burdens in Vietnam. Understanding its risk factors and applying this knowledge to primary and secondary prevention is vital.

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Krickeberg, K., Van Trong, P., Thi My Hanh, P. (2019). Epidemiology of Cancer. In: Epidemiology. Statistics for Biology and Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16368-6_22

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