Planning cancer control—a Mexican perspective

Chertorivski, Salomón

doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70112-8

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“…Mexican American populations have uniformly worse mortality than Mexicans in Mexico. This is despite broad availability of screening programmes in the US, which impact both incidence and survival, particularly for colorectal and breast cancers, as well as better access to the finest treatment regimens available . Within the US, barriers to health have been documented for Hispanics, including lack of access to quality health care, lower cancer screening rates, later stages at diagnosis, delays in treatment, and high health care costs which may deter Mexicans, especially immigrants, from accessing the best available cancer treatments .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…26,27 For breast cancer, Mexican American women, with higher prevalence of obesity, 18,19 and lower likelihood of the protective benefits associated with high fertility, young age at first childbirth, and breastfeeding, which are more prevalent in Mexico, have higher mortality than Mexican women in postmenopausal ages. The rates for Mexican Immigrants were not substantially different from Mexican women, suggesting that the availability of more widespread screening and improved access to quality treatment 28,29 in the US may balance out the likely increased risk associated with living in the US.…”

Section: Cancer Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 94%

“…This is despite broad availability of screening programmes in the US, which impact both incidence and survival, particularly for colorectal and breast cancers, 30 as well as better access to the finest treatment regimens available. 28,29 Within the US, barriers to health have been documented for Hispanics, including lack of access to quality health care, 31 lower cancer screening rates, 32,33 later stages at diagnosis, 5 delays in treatment, 34 and high health care costs 35 which may deter Mexicans, especially immigrants, from accessing the best available cancer treatments. 36 Disparities notwithstanding, however, SEER data, which includes California, a state where Hispanics are overwhelmingly of Mexican origin, have shown that US Hispanics have high all-stages-combined survival from cancer, similar to or only slightly lower than non-Hispanic whites for most cancers.…”

Section: Cancer Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Migration from Mexico to the United States: A high‐speed cancer transition

Pinheiro

Callahan

Stern

et al. 2017

Intl Journal of Cancer

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Differences and similarities in cancer patterns between the country of Mexico and the United States’ Mexican population, 11% of the entire US population, have not been studied. Mortality data from 2008–2012 in Mexico and California were analyzed and compared for causes of cancer death among adult and pediatric populations, using standard techniques and negative binomial regression. A total of 380,227 cancer deaths from Mexico and California were included. Mexican Americans had 49% and 13% higher mortality than their counterparts in Mexico among males and females, respectively. For Mexican Immigrants in the US, overall cancer mortality was similar to Mexico, their country of birth, but all-cancers-combined rates mask wide variation by specific cancer site. The most extreme results were recorded when comparing Mexican Americans to Mexicans in Mexico: with mortality rate ratios ranging from 2.72 (95%CI: 2.44–3.03) for colorectal cancer in males to 0.28 (95%CI: 0.24–0.33) for cervical cancer in females. These findings further reinforce the preeminent role that the environment, in its multiple aspects, has on cancer. Overall, mortality from obesity and tobacco-related cancers was higher among Mexican origin populations in the US compared to Mexico, suggesting a higher risk for these cancers, while mortality from prostate, stomach, and especially cervical and pediatric cancers was markedly higher in Mexico. Among children, brain cancer and neuroblastoma patterns suggest an environmental role in the etiology of these malignancies as well. Partnered research between the US and Mexico for cancer studies is warranted.

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Migration from Mexico to the United States: A high‐speed cancer transition

Pinheiro

Callahan

Stern

et al. 2017

Intl Journal of Cancer

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“…Those few women referred for rehabilitation found signiicant barriers to access those services either because of the high cost involved and/or due to distance and transportation diiculties. Diferential accessibility to health services has been acknowledged in Mexico by health authorities who have even called for strong patients' advocacy groups to improve cancer care [58]. Unfortunately, the notion that survival is the main and almost only goal of treatment seems to prevail among both, patients and health personnel and so far litle atention is being paid to the provision of beter care after "C surgery [57].…”

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Felt Needs for Rehabilitation After Breast Cancer Treatment in Mexico

Hammelin¹,

Tejada-Tayabas²,

Galarza‐Tejada³

et al. 2017

Breast Cancer - From Biology to Medicine

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Abstract"reast cancer "C is the most frequent type of malignancy among women worldwide and the most common cause of mortality, particularly in low and middle-income countries. "s detection and treatment have improved, a larger number of surviving women need adequate rehabilitation after treatment. However, awareness among afected patients remains low. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the needs and expectations concerning rehabilitation among Mexican women after breast surgery. "n ethnographic approach was used. Eight focus groups were conducted in the north-central state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, in 2014, in which women under treatment and survivors participated. Results showed that women had insuicient and misleading information concerning the need for rehabilitation from health care authorities. Women seemed to focus more on survival than on quality of life after treatment even though impairments limiting their daily life activities caused frustration and feelings of uselessness. In conclusion, many women perceived the need for rehabilitation, but information was largely lacking. Public health services fail to provide rehabilitation services, which are now partially covered by private organizations. Treatment for breast cancer should be accompanied by rehabilitation. "wareness, availability and access to physiotherapy services need to be put in place.

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“…Like many other countries, Mexico has undergone recent developmental transformations contributing to this scenario. 2,4 In 1990, diarrheal diseases and lower respiratory infections accounted for the top two causes of premature death (as quantified by years of life lost) in Mexico. 5 Twenty years later, in 2010, the two top spots were claimed by ischemic heart disease and diabetes, together accounting for nearly 15% of the total years of life lost in Mexico.…”

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