de la Vara-Salazar Elvia, Suárez-López Leticia, Angeles-Llerenas Angélica, Torres-Mejía Gabriela, Lazcano-Ponce Eduardo
Dirección de Salud Reproductiva, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
Salud Publica Mex. 2011 Sep-Oct;53(5):385-93. doi: 10.1590/s0036-36342011000500006.
Breast cancer has become an important health risk for women worldwide.The important growth of breast cancer-related deaths within those caused by malign tumors throughout the globe went past the 460 000 in 2008,becoming the deadliest disease worldwide. Demographic changes and lifestyles have modified the population exposure to risk factors of maladies such as cancer, and since 1980 breast cancer mortality has remained on an upward tendency, surpassing cervical cancer in 2006. After analyzing mortality rates along 30 years in Mexican women 25 or more years old, differences by state and age-groups are apparent. Although this cause of death has been associated with a highest regional development, some changes are taking place,since the number of deaths is also growing among women of less-developed regions in the country,as showed in this work. Mexico faces an evident challenge regarding breast cancer. Our country requires to join efforts and implement programs aimed at teaching self-care of health among the population,promoting healthier lifestyles, and reshaping our diagnostic infrastructure to achieve earlier detection and provide proper treatment.
乳腺癌已成为全球女性面临的一项重大健康风险。在全球因恶性肿瘤导致的死亡中，与乳腺癌相关的死亡人数显著增加，2008年超过46万，成为全球致死率最高的疾病。人口结构变化和生活方式改变了人们接触癌症等疾病风险因素的情况，自1980年以来，乳腺癌死亡率一直呈上升趋势，并于2006年超过宫颈癌。在分析了25岁及以上墨西哥女性30年的死亡率后，各州和各年龄组之间的差异显而易见。尽管这种死因与较高的地区发展水平有关，但一些变化正在发生，正如本研究所示，该国欠发达地区女性的死亡人数也在增加。墨西哥在乳腺癌问题上面临着明显的挑战。我国需要共同努力并实施相关项目，旨在向民众传授健康自我护理知识，推广更健康的生活方式，重塑我们的诊断基础设施，以实现早期检测并提供适当治疗。
