title: Utilization of hospital services for cancer care in Mexico.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the utilization of hospital services for cancer care by location, sex, age group and care institution in Mexico from 2004-2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  Time series study from 2004-2013, based on administrative records of hospital discharges for cancer in the health sector, including the private sector.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The utilization rate increased significantly from 290 to 360 per 100 000 inhabitants. A total of 62% of hospital discharges related to malignant tumors were concentrated in eight types of cancer. Leukemia, breast and colorectal cancers almost doubled in the period. While lung cancer showed a decline among men, it increased among women. A total of 63.1% of cancer patients were women, and 81% of cases occurred in the public sector. From 2011, the Ministry of Health was the main provider of hospital services for cancer care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Increases in utilization were mainly found in the Ministry of Health, quite possibly as a result of the implementation of universal insurance.
authors.forename: Juan Eugenio
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ávila
authors.forename: Lina Sofía
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Palacio-Mejía
authors.forename: Leonel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: González-González
authors.forename: Evangelina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morales-Carmona
authors.forename: Lucino Iván
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Espín-Arellano
authors.forename: Julián Alfredo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fernández-Niño
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohar-Betancourt
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ávila
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D019472:Universal Health Insurance