Salud Pública de México (Mar 2016)

The importance of registries in cancer control

  • Yelda A Leal,
  • Leticia M Fernández-Garrote,
  • Alejandro Mohar-Betancourt,
  • Abelardo Meneses-García

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 58, no. 2
pp. 309 – 316

Abstract

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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

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