Fajardo-Gutiérrez Arturo
Unidad de Investigación Médica en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Distrito Federal, México.
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2011;49 Suppl 1:S3-26.
Because there is no national program for the registration of cancer in Mexico, the epidemiology of cancer in the population throughout the country is unknown. Thus, the aim was to measure the incidence and the trends that cancer in children at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS). A cancer registry (CR) was established in the hospitals located in Mexico City, which are maintained by IMSS. These hospitals provide medical care also to those children who live in the states of Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero, and Chiapas. This population-based registry was started in 1996 and is on-going. Medical personnel (cancer registrars) were specifically trained to collect these data. The data collected during the period 1996-2007 was analyzed. The objective of this registry was to ensure that the collected data completed the quality criteria (completeness, validity, timeliness) in order to estimate the incidence and trends of cancer in the children residing in the five aforementioned jurisdictions of Mexico. Such epidemiological data may lead to a better understanding not only for planning medical treatment, but also to a possible prevention measures of the disease.
由于墨西哥没有全国性的癌症登记计划，所以整个国家人口的癌症流行病学情况尚不清楚。因此，目标是衡量墨西哥社会保障局（IMSS）下属机构中儿童癌症的发病率及趋势。在墨西哥城由IMSS管理的医院中建立了一个癌症登记处（CR）。这些医院也为居住在墨西哥州、莫雷洛斯州、格雷罗州和恰帕斯州的儿童提供医疗服务。这个基于人群的登记处始于1996年，目前仍在运行。医务人员（癌症登记员）经过专门培训来收集这些数据。对1996年至2007年期间收集的数据进行了分析。这个登记处的目标是确保所收集的数据符合质量标准（完整性、有效性、及时性），以便估计居住在墨西哥上述五个辖区内儿童的癌症发病率和趋势。这样的流行病学数据不仅有助于更好地规划医疗治疗，还可能促成该疾病的预防措施。
