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Introducción.- El Registro de Tumores de SOLCA Guayaquil es considerado como la fuente de epidemiología descriptiva del cáncer, por dar a conocer y monitorizar la tendencia de esta terrible enfermedad. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la incidencia de cáncer en la ciudad de Guayaquil. Palabras Claves: Cáncer, registro, frecuencia, defunciones, incidencia.
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Introduction.- The Tumor Registry of SOLCA - Guayaquil is considered the source of the descriptive epidemiology of cancer, to raise awareness and monitor the trend of this terrible disease. The study aimed to determine the incidence of cancer in the city of Guayaquil.
Material and Methods.- Retrospective and descriptive study, wich collected new cancer cases in residents of the city of Guayaquil from 2003 to 2006. Data analysis and calculation of incidence rates were done by the Hospital Management System, owned by SOLCA.
Results.- In Guayaquil, from 2003 to 2006 there were 9647 new cases of cancer, 40.4% men and 59.6% women. Cervical cancer ranks first in women with 28%, in average 400 new cases were diagnosed per year, followed by breast cancer with 17% Prosstate cancer ranks first in men with 20.1 % skin cancer ranks second with 13.9% and in women ranks third 9.0. Stomach cancer in men is third with 12.2% and in women fourth with 6%. Lung cancer mainly affects men, a ratio 1.6/ 1 . Thyroid cancer is increasing yearly, on average 188 new cancer cases are diagnosed cancer i women and 10 men. Leukemias, rank first among children aged 0 to 14 years old, 46.8% and 44.5% respectively.
Conslusions.- Cases of cancer increased by 27 .6% in Guayaquil. The most frequent cancer in women is the cervix while in men is prostate cancer and leukemia in children. On average each year 1438 new cases of cancer in women and 974 in men are diagnosed. The male / female cancer is 0.7 / 1.
Key words.- Cancer Registry, frequency, deaths, incidence
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Autor(es) : Dr. Carlos Arreaga Salazar, Dr. Juan Tanca Campozano,
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