Obesidad y cáncer en Chile: estimación de las fracciones atribuibles poblacionales

Abstract

(Rev Med Chile 2013; 141: 987-994).

A snapshot of cancer in Chile: analytical frameworks for developing a cancer policy

“…The government statistics demonstrate that 24.5% of the men and 33.6% of women are obese, placing Chile together with Venezuela and Argentina in leading South America in this category. A recent publication suggests that 20% of Chilean cancers are directly related to obesity, with most affected being endometrial (47%) in women, and esophageal (35%) and pancreatic (31%) in men [39]. The authors of this publication conclude, again demonstrating Chile’s rapid incorporation of a westernized lifestyle, that the incidence of obesity-related cancers resembled the distribution of the USA and the UK more than developing countries [39].…”

“…Chile recorded 1819 deaths from gallbladder and bile duct related cancer in the same year. Further emphasizing the gallbladder problem, in Chile the estimated incidence and mortality rates for this cancer are 13.4 and 11.5 per 100,000 female habitants, while in Latin-American these rate are 3.7 and 3.0, and in the USA 1.6 and 0.6 respectively [39]. The highest risk group for gallbladder cancer is among Amerindians, Mapuche and Hispanic women with less than four years of schooling [28].…”

Risk factors of breast cancer and knowledge about the disease: an integrative revision of Latin American studies

“…In a Chilean study on the relationship between BC and malathion aerial spraying, Cabello et al extracted additional data on BC patients from medical records 47 . Three studies used databases instead of interviews (Chart 1) 35,36,50 . Most studies were case-control (N = 15) or cross-sectional (N = 10) (Chart 1).…”

Obesity and cancer

“…The recent report on obesity and cancer is very interesting [1]. Lusia et al noted that "20% of all cancers could be prevented by obesity prevention and control strategies [1]."…”

“…Lusia et al noted that "20% of all cancers could be prevented by obesity prevention and control strategies [1]." In fact, there are many reports focusing on the possible relationship between obesity and cancer.…”