RESUMO
Death certificates containing a diagnosis of cancer concerning residents of the municipal area of Barcelona were matched against their clinical records to assess the accuracy of medical certifications of cancer death. Out of 2,945 cancer deaths, medical records were available in 1,557 (53%). Both documents were in agreement in 81% of the cases. Information on quality of cancer diagnosis was collected by considering the best evidence available derived from the techniques used. Histology of the primary was present in 67% of the cases. Histology of a metastatic deposit or positive cytology was the best evidence in 10% and other techniques -clinical, X-Ray or laboratory tests- were the best method used in 23%.
Assuntos
Atestado de Óbito , Neoplasias/mortalidade , Estudos de Avaliação como Assunto , Humanos , Neoplasias/diagnóstico , EspanhaRESUMO
Cancer mortality rates specific for sex and site for the 1960-1978 period are presented. The population covered is the municipal area of Barcelona. Rates have been adjusted taking as the standard population the Spanish census of 1970. Leading sites for males are lung, stomach and large intestine. Breast, large intestine and stomach are leading causes of death for females. Secular trends follow the general picture of the western industrial countries.
