1. Incidencia de cáncer de piel en Zacatecas.
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Pinedo-Vega, José Luis, Castañeda-López, Rosalba, Dávila-Rangel, J. Ignacio, Mireles-García, Fernando, Ríos-Martínez, Carlos, and López-Saucedo, Adrián
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DISEASE prevalence , *EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research , *SKIN cancer , *PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of ultraviolet radiation , *MELANOMA , *CANCER risk factors - Abstract
Background: Skin cancer is the most frequent cancer related to ultraviolet radiation. The aim was to estimate the incidence of skin cancer type, melanoma and non-melanoma in Zacatecas, Mexico. Methods: An epidemiological study was carried out during the period from 2008 to 2012. The data were obtained from the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Secretaría de Salud de Zacatecas (SSZ) and a private source, the Centro Médico Alameda. The incidence and the global prevalence were estimated. Results: We studied 958 skin cancer cases, histopathologically confirmed. The cases were distributed as: 63.6 % basal cell carcinomas, 25.8 % squamous cell carcinomas, and 10.6 % melanoma. Significantly higher proportions were observed in women in the basal cell carcinomas (60.4 %) and squamous cell carcinomas (53.4 %). However, in the case of melanoma, the major proportion was observed in men (55.9 %). The more frequent skin cancer location was the face and for basal cell carcinoma was the nose (53 %); for squamous cell carcinomas were the lips (36 %), and for melanoma it was also the nose (40 %). The skin cancer incidence was estimated in 20 cases for each 100 000 inhabitants. Linear regression analysis showed that the skin cancer is increasing at an annual rate of 10.5 %. Conclusions: The anatomical location indicates that solar UV radiation is a risk factor, since the face is the zone with major exposure to solar radiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014