Cancer incidence projections for Lisbon and Santarém districts: an aid to radio...

• Autor(es): Monsanto, Fátima ; Carolino, Elisabete ; Ramos, R. ; Sá, Ana Cravo ; Coelho, Carina Marques
• Data: 2007
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2466
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
• Assunto(s): Cancer; Incidence; Radiotherapy; Services planning; Portugal; Lisboa; Santarém
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Will the existing means in Radiotherapy respond to the needs of the potential user population in 2014 for Lisbon and Santarém districts? Number of treatment units? Number of Radiotherapy Technologists? Temporal variations of the dimension and age structure of the populations: Coastal areas/Interior areas, Urban areas/Rural areas. Temporal variations in the incidence of several types of cancer. Overall objectives: evaluate of the necessities of Radiotherapy for Lisbon and Santarém districts in 2014 and elaboration of proposals that aim the access/use for the potential user population.