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Triage strategies in cervical cancer detection in Mexico: methods of the FRIDA Study

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: This paper describes the study design and baseline characteristics of the study population, including the first 30 829 women who enrolled in the Forwarding Research for Improved Detection and Access for Cervical Cancer Screening and Triage (FRIDA Study). This is a large population ba...

Cancer incidence and mortality in children in the Mexican Social Security Institute (1996-2013)

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: To identify the cancer incidence and mortality in Mexican Social Security Institute beneficiary (MSSI-B) children during 1996-2013. Materials and methods: Both cancer cases (n=4 728) and deaths (n=2 378) were analyzed in MSSI-B children who were registered in five states of the Mexi...

Prostate cancer mortality according to marginalization status in Mexican states from 1980 to 2013

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: To assess prostate cancer (PC) mortality in Mexico from 1980 to 2013, according to the state marginalization level. Materials and methods: Using age-adjusted rates in men ≥ 40 years old, we estimated trends and age-cohort-period effects of PC mortality from 1980-2013 according...

Cancer mortality in the Mexican Social Security Institute, 1989-2013

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Objetive: To analyze cancer mortality in affiliates of the Mexican Social Security Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social - IMSS) and time trends in the risk of death due to cancer from 1989 to 2013. Materials and Methods: A descriptive analysis of cancer mortality trends in beneficia...

The burden of disease of cancer in the Mexican Social Security Institute

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract: Objective: To estimate the disease burden of cancer in the affiliate population of the Mexican Social Security Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) in 2010 by delegation. Materials and methods: The Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), Years of Life Lost (YLL) due to prema...

Tobacco and cancer: epidemiology and new perspectives of prevention and monitoring in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Tobacco smoking is causal risk factor of at least 16 different types of cancer. In Mexico, smoking causes 6 035 premature deaths annually of lung cancer and 5 154 from other types. Additionally, 16 408 new smoking- attributable cases are diagnosed, causing high costs in the Mexican health sector...

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic leukemia in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract In the last 60 years, there have been substantial advances regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute and chronic leukemia in Mexico. Immunologic and molecular classifications of these diseases have improved both diagnosis and therapeutic capabilities. Although the pace of diag...

Edentulismo en adultos de Pachuca, México: aspectos sociodemográficos y socioeconómicos

Introducción La pérdida de dientes se ha convertido en un problema de salud pública bucal. Objetivo Determinar la prevalencia y distribución del edentulismo, así como las variables sociodemográficas y socioeconómicas asociadas en individuos de 35 años y más. Materiales y métodos Se realizó un ...

Autopercepción de competencias específicas del pasante de enfermería en instituciones de segundo nivel

El avance del conocimiento y el acelerado desarrollo tecnológico han generado modificaciones importantes en la profesión de Enfermería para dar respuesta a las necesidades, expectativas y exigencias de la sociedad actual, la formación por competencias en Enfermería en la Universidad Autónoma de Sin...