Morbidity and Mortality From Cancer in Cali, Colombia2

Abstract

Surveys of cancer morbidity and mortality were carried out in Cali, Colombia, from 1962 to 1964. Registration was limited to residents of a well-demarcated urban area, with adequate medical facilities and well-known population at risk. Medical students abstracted the necessary information from hospitals and doctors' offices. Over-all rates were high, especially for females, in whom there was an excess of cancer of the cervix uteri. Tumors with higher than average rates were those of the buccal cavity and pharynx, stomach, gallbladder, larynx, skin, thyroid gland, vagina, penis, and Kaposi's sarcoma. Tumors with lower than expected rates were those of the colon, rectum, and lung.