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Potential gains in life expectancy with the exclusion of the deaths by cancer in Fortaleza, 1993-95 Ganhos potenciais em esperança de vida com a exclusão das mortes por neoplasias malignas em Fortaleza, 1993-95 Marcelo Gurgel Carlos da Silva
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate, through life tables of multiple decrement, the magnitude of the role of the cancer upon the probabilities of death and survival, and upon life expectancy of the residents of Fortaleza (Brazil), grouped according sex and age, in the period 1993-95. Life expectancy at birth was 65.44 years, for men, and 73.33 years for women. It was established that if cancers had not been the cause of death, there would be an increase of 1.60 and 1.91 years, respectively, in the life expectancy at birth for males and females.
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Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia - Volume 47 n°4 Out/Nov/Dez 2001