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Mortality and Morbidity of Cancer in Region 1

Requested from DOH by J. Dizon at 12:17 PM on Nov 26, 2023.
Purpose: Thesis Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2020 - 01/01/2023
Tracking no: #DOH-811636819212

Dizon 12:17 PM, Nov 26, 2023 

Good day! I would like to request the following data for our study as a requirement for our thesis.

-Mortality & morbidity of cancer in region 1 (Ilocos) (per province), by cancer type.

Thank you!

Receiving Officer 08:46 AM, Nov 30, 2023 

November 30, 2023

Dear Jerick,

Thank you for your request dated Nov 26, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Mortality and Morbidity of Cancer in Region 1.

We received your request on Nov 26, 2023 and will respond on or before Dec 15, 2023 12:17:36 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC04MTE2MzY4MTkyMTIM, for request with ticket number #DOH-811636819212.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 08:25 AM, Dec 01, 2023 

December 1, 2023

Dear Jerick Dizon,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 26, 2023 12:17:36 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Mortality and Morbidity of Cancer in Region 1.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

   - At present, the Epidemiological Modeling and Research Division (EMRD) of the Epidemiology Bureau can only provide national data since the subnational data are still under embargo. However, we can provide Global and Philippine data (latest available is 2019) generated from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. For more information about the GBD study and their publicly available data, you may access their site at https://www.healthdata.org. 

Attached is some of the information you may refer to. 

Thank you


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Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 Cancer-all-types.pdf

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