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Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Report 1995-1999

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Original or alternative title 
Cancer in Trinidad and Tobago 1995-1999
Provider 
Ministry of Health (Trinidad and Tobago)
Geography 
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1995 - 12/1999
Data type
Disease registry:
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

This report provides data from the early years of the Dr. Elizabeth Quamina Cancer Registry, the national population-based cancer registry of Trinidad and Tobago. The tables present the number of cases, percent of total cases, age standardized rates, crude rates, and possible years of life lost for each cancer. Data are broken down by health authority, sex, and 5 year age groups. Cancers are coded according to ICD-10.

Sections on the leading cancers in Trinidad and Tobago present data on age-specific incidence and mortality rates, basis of diagnosis, type of tumor, grade and stage of the cancer, and treatment administered.

Keywords 
Bladder cancer, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Cancers, Cervix uteri cancer, Chemotherapy, Colon and rectum cancers, Corpus uteri cancer, Ethnicity, Gallbladder and biliary tract cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, Hormone replacement therapy, Immunotherapy, Incidence, Kidney and other urinary organ cancers, Larynx cancer, Leukemia, Liver cancer, Mortality, Mouth cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Oesophagus cancer, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Pharynx cancers, Population, Prostate cancer, Radiation therapy, Skin cancers, Stomach cancer, Surgical procedures, Testicular cancer, Thyroid cancer, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021