Oral cancer mortality in the province of Cordoba, Argentine Republic in the period 1975-2000 : A comparative study with other populations

Malignant neoplasm (MN) mortality worldwide ranks among the first four causes of death, in the 1990 decade (1-4). The aim of this work is to study the eight most frequent MN mortality rates, and especially that one caused by oral cancer (OC) in the province of Cordoba, Argentine Republic, in the period between 1975 and 2000, in order to analyze its characteristics and compare with other populations in America and Europe. Material and Methods: The data were provided by the provincial and national Health Ministry and Globocan 2000. Results: The highest male rates were those of Slovakia and France, prevailing lung and bronchus tumors; whereas in females the highest rate was that of breast canc…