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Título
Oesophageal cancer mortality in Spain: a spatial analysis
Autor(es)
Aragones, Nuria ISCIII | Ramis, Rebeca ISCIII | Pollan-Santamaria, Marina ISCIII | Perez-Gomez, Beatriz ISCIII | Gomez-Barroso, Diana ISCIII | Lope Carvajal, Virginia ISCIII | Boldo, Elena ISCIII | García-Pérez, Javier ISCIII | Lopez-Abente, Gonzalo ISCIII
Fecha de publicación
2007-01-03
Cita
BMC Cancer. 2007 Jan 3;7:3.
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Inglés
Tipo de documento
journal article
Resumen
BACKGROUND: Oesophageal carcinoma is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Its incidence and mortality rates show a wide geographical variation at a world and regional level. Geographic mapping of age-standardized, cause-specific death rates at a municipal level could be a helpful and powerful tool for providing clues leading to a better understanding of its aetiology. METHODS: This study sought to describe the geographic distribution of oesophageal cancer mortality for Spain's 8077 towns, using the autoregressive spatial model proposed by Besag, York and Mollié. Maps were plotted, depicting standardised mortality ratios, smoothed relative risk (RR) estimates, and the spatial pattern of the posterior probability of RR being greater than 1. RESULTS: Important differences associated with area of residence were observed in risk of dying from oesophageal cancer in Spain during the study period (1989-1998). Among men, excess risk appeared across the north of the country, along a band spanning the length of the Cantabrian coastline, Navarre, the north of Castile & León and the north-west of La Rioja. Excess risk was likewise observed in the provinces of Cadiz and part of Seville in Andalusia, the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, and some towns in the Barcelona and Gerona areas. Among women, there was a noteworthy absence of risk along the mid-section of the Cantabrian seaboard, and increases in mortality, not observed for men, in the west of Extremadura and south-east of Andalusia. CONCLUSION: These major gender- and area-related geographical differences in risk would seem to reflect differences in the prevalence of some well-established and modifiable risk factors, including smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and diet. In addition, excess risks were in evidence for both sexes in some areas, possibly suggesting the implication of certain local environmental or socio-cultural factors. From a public health standpoint, small-area studies could be very useful for identifying locations where epidemiological research and intervention measures ought to receive priority, given the potential for reducing risk in certain places.
MESH
Adult | Age Distribution | Aged | Carcinoma, Squamous Cell | Demography | Esophageal Neoplasms | Female | Humans | Incidence | Male | Middle Aged | Registries | Sex Distribution | Spain | Survival Rate
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