The incidence and mortality of Nasopharynx cancer and their relationship with the Human Development Index in Asia

One of the most common head and neck cancers is nasopharynx cancer. Knowledge about the incidence and mortality of this disease and its distribution in terms of geographical areas is necessary for prevention for further study and better planning. Therefore, this study was done with the aim of determining incidence and mortality of nasopharynx cancer and its relationship with the Human Development in Asia in 2012.

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Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - November 15, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Neda Mahdavifar, Mahshid Ghoncheh, Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani, Bahman Khosravi, Hamid Salehiniya Tags: Original Article Source Type: research