Publication: Stomach cancer burden in Central and South America
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2016
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Rationale and objective: Stomach cancer mortality rates in Central and South America (CSA) are among the highest in the world. We describe the current burden of stomach cancer in CSA.
Methods: We obtained regional and national-level cancer incidence data from 48 population-based registries (13 countries) and nation-wide cancer deaths from WHO’s mortality database (18 countries).
We estimated world population age-standardized incidence (ASR) and mortality (ASMR) rates per 100,000 and estimated annual percent change to describe time trends.
Results: Stomach cancer was among the 5 most frequently diagnosed cancers and a leading cause of cancer mortality. Between CSA countries, incidence varied by 6-fold and mortality by 5–6-fold. Males had up to 3-times higher rates than females. From 2003 to 2007, the highest ASRs were in Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru (males: 19.2–29.1, females: 9.7–15.1). The highest ASMRs were in Chilean, Costa Rican, Colombian and Guatemalan males (17.4–24.6) and in Guatemalan, Ecuadorian and Peruvian females (10.5–17.1). From 1997 to 2008, incidence declined by 4% per year in Brazil, Chile and Costa Rica; mortality declined by 3–4% in Costa Rica and Chile. 60–96% of all the cancer cases wereunspecified in relation to gastric sub-site but, among those specified, non-cardia cancers occurred 2–13- times more frequently than cardia cancers.
Conclusion: The variation in rates may reflect differences in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infectionand other risk factors. High mortality may additionally reflect deficiencies in healthcare access. The high proportion of unspecified cases calls for improving cancer registration processes.
ã 2015 International Agency for Research on Cancer; Licensee Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND IGO 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/).
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Sierra MS, Cueva P, Bravo LE, Forman D. Stomach cancer burden in Central and South America. Cancer Epidemiol. 2016 Sep;44 Suppl 1:S62-S73. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.03.008. PMID: 27678324.