{"title":"Cancer incidence and mortality in Quito: information to monitor cancer control policies.","authors":"Patricia Cueva, Wilmer Tarupi, Henry Caballero","doi":"10.25100/cm.v53i1.4929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v53i1.4929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cancer represents a challenge for global public health, since it requires a comprehensive strategy for its control. In this context, the Population-Based Cancer Registries (PBCR) are key actors for the generation of public policies that guarantee their implementation.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study analyses the trend in cancer incidence and mortality rates in the city of Quito during the period 1985-2017 and discusses them within the framework of the National Strategy against cancer proposed in 2017 for Ecuador.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates are established using data from the Quito PBCR. For trend analysis of selected locations, joinpoint regression and annual percentage change (APC) are used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Throughout the study period, there was a sustained increase in both incidence rates (APC male= 2.0, 95% CI: 1.7-2.4; APC female= 2.0%, 95% CI: 1.4-2.6), as in mortality rates (APC male= 2.0%, 95% CI: 1.8-2.3; APC female= 1.3%, 95% CI: 1.1-1.6). Cancer incidence and mortality rates of the breast, prostate, colon-rectum, thyroid, and lymphoma increased, while the incidence rates of cervical and stomach cancer initially decreased, then stagnation was observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The information presented by the PBCR of Quito serves as a reference for the prognosis of cancer in the country and as a baseline for its control. Actions are urgently required to strengthen cancer prevention and promotion strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":520596,"journal":{"name":"Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia)","volume":" ","pages":"e2024929"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/fe/d7/1657-9534-cm-53-01-e2024929.PMC9651078.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40720676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariela Garau, Rafael Alonso, Carina Musetti, Enrique Barrios
{"title":"Cancer incidence and mortality in Uruguay: 2013-2017.","authors":"Mariela Garau, Rafael Alonso, Carina Musetti, Enrique Barrios","doi":"10.25100/cm.v53i1.4966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v53i1.4966","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Uruguay has the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in Latin America. The National Cancer Registry of Uruguay, which has been in operation since 1992, provides epidemiological information on incidence and mortality at the country level.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this article is to update the incidence and mortality figures by reporting the information for the period 2013-2017.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All incident cases of invasive neoplasias except non melanoma of the skin and all cancer deaths occurred in from 2013 to 2017 were analyzed. Age standardized rates were calculated by the direct method, using the world standard population. Complementary, incidence (2002-2017) and mortality (1990-2017) trends were studied for the leading sites.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among females, the most common cancers are breast, colon and rectum, lung, cervix and thyroid. The most frequent cancers in males are prostate, lung, colon and rectum, bladder and kidney. Lung, prostate and colorectal cancer are the leading causes of cancer death in males while breast cancer is the first cause of cancer death among females.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although cancer mortality has declined monotonously since 1990, cancer control is a challenge for Uruguay, wherein breast, lung and prostate cancer have very high incidence while the country must still make an effort to reduce other cancers that are very common in economically less favored countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":520596,"journal":{"name":"Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia)","volume":" ","pages":"e2014966"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b5/21/1657-9534-cm-53-01-e2014966.PMC9651076.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40720673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}