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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15628| Title: | Early diagnosis of cancer |
| Authors: | Sultana, H.M. |
| Keywords: | Cancer -- Malta -- Statistics Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Research Cancer -- Early detection Medical screening |
| Issue Date: | 1974 |
| Publisher: | The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette |
| Citation: | Sultana, H.M. (1974). Early diagnosis of cancer. The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette, 9(1), 64-66. |
| Abstract: | This paper was read at a symposium held at the Royal University of Malta on the 21st March 1974 organised by the Association of Surgeons and Physicians of Malta. Particular data on the incidence of the various forms of malignancies in the Maltese Islands is provided. The figures are derived from the records of the Malta Cancer Registry which is supported by a grant from the British Cancer Research Campaign and cover the four year period 1969-1972. Statistics are an essential basis for the planning of cancer-control and of early-detection programmes. The overall cancer incidence in Malta is much lower than that of Northern European Countries. Several reasons for this low incidence are outlined, whereby it is also essential that every so often we analyse our results and carry follow-up studies. Earlier diagnosis could have prevented much morbidity and reduced the mortality. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15628 |
| Appears in Collections: | TSLHG, Volume 9, Issue 1 TSLHG, Volume 9, Issue 1 |
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| Early Diagnosis of Cancer.pdf | Published for the Consultant Staff Committee, St. Luke`s Hospital, Malta and the Medical and Dental Surgery Faculties of the Royal University of Malta. | 203.91 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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