title: Female breast cancer incidence and mortality in Mexico, 2000-2010.
abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the recent incidence and mortality trends for breast cancer in Mexican females. Data between 2000 and 2010 from the Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health, and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) were analyzed. Age-standardized rates (ASRs) and annual percent changes (APCs) were calculated. The absolute incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer increased: 3,726 and 4,615 in 2000 to 8,545 and 4,966 in 2010, respectively. Incidence increased over time in all age groups tested, the 60-64 age group had the highest ASR (57.4 per 100,000 women in 2010), while the 20-44 age group had the lowest ASR (12.3 in 2010). The results show that incidence of breast cancer has increased in Mexico during last one decade, especially among older women, while the downturn observed in mortality mainly reflects improved survival as a result of earlier diagnosis and better cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Centro de Investigacion Biomedica de Oriente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico E-mail : martin.perez@correo.buap.mx.
authors.forename: Maricruz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anaya-Ruiz
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vallejo-Ruiz
authors.forename: Lilian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Flores-Mendoza
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez-Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D017678:Sex Distribution