Cutaneous melanoma in Latin America: the need for more data El melanoma cutáneo en América Latina: la necesidad de más datos
OBJECTIVE: To identify the scientific literature on cutaneous melanoma in Latin America and compile all available epidemiologic data to demonstrate the need for reliable regional and country-specific data on incidence and mortality estimates. METHODS: Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Em...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bacf3ed63500462a92f14f179f233425 2023-05-15T15:17:42+02:00 Cutaneous melanoma in Latin America: the need for more data El melanoma cutáneo en América Latina: la necesidad de más datos Rafael A Schmerling Dora Loria Gabriela Cinat Wilmer E Ramos Andrés F Cardona Jorge L Sánchez Hector Martinez-Said Antonio C Buzaid 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/bacf3ed63500462a92f14f179f233425 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892011001100005 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/bacf3ed63500462a92f14f179f233425 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 30, Iss 5, Pp 431-438 (2011) Melanoma neoplasias cutáneas sistemas de información mortalidad incidencia riesgo Argentina Brasil Colombia México Puerto Rico Venezuela América Latina skin neoplasms information systems mortality incidence risk Brazil Mexico Latin America Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T01:33:59Z OBJECTIVE: To identify the scientific literature on cutaneous melanoma in Latin America and compile all available epidemiologic data to demonstrate the need for reliable regional and country-specific data on incidence and mortality estimates. METHODS: Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, LILACS, and Google Scholar databases for epidemiologic studies from 1 January 2000 to 31 October 2010 related to melanoma in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. A final search on melanoma cases was carried out using country-specific population-based cancer registries. No statistical analyses were conducted. RESULTS: For all six countries, most epidemiological research on cutaneous melanoma consists of hospital-based or case-control studies. Very few studies report incidence and mortality rates. Attempts to estimate disease rates have relied on national incidence and mortality data and information extracted from cancer registries. While predominance of European ancestry is a known risk factor for developing melanoma, the association of melanoma and ethnicity is not well-documented in some of the populations reviewed. Latin Americans are frequently exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation due to the tropical weather, high altitude, and thinning ozone layer in some regions. Tanned skin is viewed as healthy and beautiful. While melanoma public health campaigns have been under way in Latin America for decades, increasing melanoma awareness remains imperative. CONCLUSIONS: There is an urgent need to collect accurate epidemiologic melanoma data in Latin America. Future research in the region should include more comprehensive, countryspecific, population-based studies to allow for comparative evaluation of incidence and mortality rates OBJETIVO: Identificar la literatura científica sobre el melanoma cutáneo en América Latina y recopilar todos los datos epidemiológicos disponibles, con objeto de demostrar la necesidad de información fiable a escala regional y de país sobre los datos de ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Argentina |
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Melanoma neoplasias cutáneas sistemas de información mortalidad incidencia riesgo Argentina Brasil Colombia México Puerto Rico Venezuela América Latina skin neoplasms information systems mortality incidence risk Brazil Mexico Latin America Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Rafael A Schmerling Dora Loria Gabriela Cinat Wilmer E Ramos Andrés F Cardona Jorge L Sánchez Hector Martinez-Said Antonio C Buzaid Cutaneous melanoma in Latin America: the need for more data El melanoma cutáneo en América Latina: la necesidad de más datos |
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Melanoma neoplasias cutáneas sistemas de información mortalidad incidencia riesgo Argentina Brasil Colombia México Puerto Rico Venezuela América Latina skin neoplasms information systems mortality incidence risk Brazil Mexico Latin America Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 |
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OBJECTIVE: To identify the scientific literature on cutaneous melanoma in Latin America and compile all available epidemiologic data to demonstrate the need for reliable regional and country-specific data on incidence and mortality estimates. METHODS: Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, LILACS, and Google Scholar databases for epidemiologic studies from 1 January 2000 to 31 October 2010 related to melanoma in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. A final search on melanoma cases was carried out using country-specific population-based cancer registries. No statistical analyses were conducted. RESULTS: For all six countries, most epidemiological research on cutaneous melanoma consists of hospital-based or case-control studies. Very few studies report incidence and mortality rates. Attempts to estimate disease rates have relied on national incidence and mortality data and information extracted from cancer registries. While predominance of European ancestry is a known risk factor for developing melanoma, the association of melanoma and ethnicity is not well-documented in some of the populations reviewed. Latin Americans are frequently exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation due to the tropical weather, high altitude, and thinning ozone layer in some regions. Tanned skin is viewed as healthy and beautiful. While melanoma public health campaigns have been under way in Latin America for decades, increasing melanoma awareness remains imperative. CONCLUSIONS: There is an urgent need to collect accurate epidemiologic melanoma data in Latin America. Future research in the region should include more comprehensive, countryspecific, population-based studies to allow for comparative evaluation of incidence and mortality rates OBJETIVO: Identificar la literatura científica sobre el melanoma cutáneo en América Latina y recopilar todos los datos epidemiológicos disponibles, con objeto de demostrar la necesidad de información fiable a escala regional y de país sobre los datos de ... |
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Cutaneous melanoma in Latin America: the need for more data El melanoma cutáneo en América Latina: la necesidad de más datos |
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Cutaneous melanoma in Latin America: the need for more data El melanoma cutáneo en América Latina: la necesidad de más datos |
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Cutaneous melanoma in Latin America: the need for more data El melanoma cutáneo en América Latina: la necesidad de más datos |
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Cutaneous melanoma in Latin America: the need for more data El melanoma cutáneo en América Latina: la necesidad de más datos |
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Cutaneous melanoma in Latin America: the need for more data El melanoma cutáneo en América Latina: la necesidad de más datos |
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cutaneous melanoma in latin america: the need for more data el melanoma cutáneo en américa latina: la necesidad de más datos |
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