title: Cancer mortality in the Mexican Social Security Institute, 1989-2013.
abstract: Objetive: To analyze cancer mortality in affiliates of the Mexican Social Security Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social - IMSS) and time trends in the risk of death due to cancer from 1989 to 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive analysis of cancer mortality trends in beneficiaries of the IMSS was performed. Age- and sex-adjusted mortality rates were obtained using direct standardization with the WHO population. Changes in the risk of death due to cancer over time were evaluated using Poisson regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The absolute number of deaths due to cancer doubled from 1989 to 2013 due to increasing age of the affiliate population. The risk of death among affiliates decreased for the majority of cancers except for colon and rectal cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The risk of dying from cancer among IMSS affiliates showed a marked decrease, which may be due to an increase in detection and opportune treatment.
authors.forename: Víctor Hugo
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Borja-Aburto
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dávila-Torres
authors.forename: Ramón Alberto
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rascón-Pacheco
authors.forename: Margot
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-León
authors.forename: José Esteban
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fernández-Gárate
authors.forename: Ivonne
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mejía-Rodríguez
authors.forename: José de Jesús
authors.initials: Jde J
authors.lastname: González-Izquierdo
authors.forename: Pedro Mario
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Escudero-de Los Ríos
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D062306:Geography, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012943:Social Security / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult