Characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma in Mexico

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Mexico

“…In a retrospective cross‐sectional, observational study that included 148 Mexican patients with HCC studied between 2004 and 2014, the most common cause of chronic liver disease in this cohort was alcohol abuse followed by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with cirrhosis in 87.8% of the patients, associated comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus in 41.9%, and hypertension in 16.2% (Table 1). 4 In recently published reports it appears that NASH is becoming the main cause of chronic liver disease in Mexico, with a 2‐fold increase in incidence in the past 15 years; this is largely attributed to the obesity epidemic in Mexico, where 72.1% of the adult population is overweight and 33.6% of adults have a BMI greater than 30 (Fig. 1).…”

“… Reprinted with permission from Revista de gastroenterología de México (English) 4 . Copyright 2018, Asociación Mexicana de Gastroenterología (Mexican Association of Gastroenterology). …”

Liver cancer in Hidalgo State, Mexico: analysis of the status, risk factors and regional public health policy requirements: a cross-sectional correlational study

“…The corresponding figures for the study variables were obtained from the databases by applying the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) classification to analyze deaths and hospital discharges, based on the risk factors for HCC described in the literature. 2,6,8 Thus, for chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) B or C, the code was B18; for MLT, C220-C224, C227 and C229; for ALD, K70; and for liver cirrhosis, K74. NASH and MetS were not considered because of limited availability of information.…”

“…However, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is increasingly a cause of HCC: the incidence of this disease is rising at an alarming rate because of complications from metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is present in a high proportion of Mexicans. 8,9 Although the epidemiological characteristics of HCC in Mexico are similar to those in other Latin American countries, such as Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, 4 comprehensive information concerning the diagnosis, treatment and surveillance of HCC in Mexico is scarce. Better information might improve early detection and thus decrease morbidity and mortality among HCC patients.…”

“…Better information might improve early detection and thus decrease morbidity and mortality among HCC patients. 7,8,10 I Hidalgo State, Mexico, had an economic complexity index (ECI) of -0.68 in 2021 and ranked 21 st among the country's 32 states, while the overall ECI for Mexico was 1.31 in 2020. Over 43.8% of Hidalgo's population live in poverty, and the average illiteracy rate in 2020 was 6.6%.…”