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Age-Specific Incidence of Cancer in Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, 1998-2002

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General Info
Provider 
University of the West Indies
Tabulations only
Geography 
Jamaica (JAM)
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
01/1998 - 12/2002
Data type
Scientific literature
Summary 

The Jamaica Cancer Registry began in 1958 and has operated continuously since that time. It gathers data on cancer in the populations of the Kingston and St. Andrew areas. This report includes diagnoses from these resident populations for 1998-2002. Data were coded using ICD-9 and tabulated by age and sex, using the 2000 census counts. 

Keywords 
Cancers, ICD-9, Incidence
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2019