I. Nedelcu, A. Simion, Alisa Predescu, Oana Candit, D. Peptenatu
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Abstract
The geographical distribution of cancer in a space brings a consistent plus of knowledge in understanding the environmental determinants of the appearance and development of carcinogenic tumors. This article presents the main trends in the dynamics of oncology prevalence and mortality in Romania. Limited access to relevant data has made the spatial dimension of cancer lacking in specific public policies. With Romania's accession to the European Union, the institutions responsible for these data were obliged to centralize all these data in a database verified and updated by specialized persons. The final database includes both oncology prevalence and mortality, reported for the period 2008-2017, before that date, medical records are irrelevant due to the wrong way of registering, differently, from one institution to another. The resulting database is reported to the territorial administrative units of Romania, analyzed statistically and modeled using GIS techniques. The results show that there are obvious disparities in the distribution of cancer in Romania, with large concentrations in cities and old industrial areas.