The importance of registries in cancer control
| Autor: | Alejandro Mohar-Betancourt, Yelda A. Leal, Abelardo Meneses-García, Leticia M Fernández-Garrote |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Developing country registry Global Health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cancer control Neoplasms Environmental health medicine Humans cancer Registries Geography Medical education Developing Countries Quality Indicators Health Care education.field_of_study 030505 public health Information Dissemination business.industry Developed Countries lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer lcsh:RA1-1270 medicine.disease Latin America 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis epidemiology 0305 other medical science business Developed country control |
| Zdroj: | Salud Pública de México, Vol 58, Iss 2, Pp 309-316 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1606-7916 0036-3634 |
| Popis: | Cancer is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the world, with 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million deaths annually. A marked disparity exists between developed countries and developing countries, with 57% of new cases and 65% of deaths in 2012 occurring in developing countries. This global picture can only be obtained because of data obtained from population-based cancer registries, which allow cancer estimations for different geographic areas. Our objective is to perform a review of different types of registries and their role in the control of cancer. These types of registries are lacking in developing countries. In Central and South America, only 6% of the population is included in cancer registries versus 83% in North America. It is necessary to increase the coverage of cancer registries to obtain more reliable data that will more appropriately guide control programs. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21149/spm.v58i2.7802 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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