TY - JOUR AU - YĆ©pez Chamorro, Maria Clara AU - Bravo Goyes, Luisa Mercedes AU - Jurado Fajardo, Daniel Marcelo AU - Mena Huertas, Sandra Jaqueline AU - Casas Cruz, Harold Mauricio PY - 2023/05/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Incidence and mortality by cancer in the Pasto municipality, Colombia. 2013-2017 JF - Colombia Medica JA - Colomb Med VL - 53 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.25100/cm.v53i1.4952 UR - https://colombiamedica.univalle.edu.co/index.php/comedica/article/view/4952 SP - e2054952 AB - <p><strong>Introduction:</strong></p><p>The information permanently produced by population cancer registries is the input&nbsp;used by decision-makers of the local and national health systems for&nbsp;planning cancer prevention strategies and evaluating the impact of their interventions.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong></p><p>To determine the incidence and mortality from cancer in the municipality of Pasto,&nbsp;Colombia, 2013-2017 period.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong></p><p>Descriptive observational study of cancer morbidity and mortality. The collection and&nbsp;processing of information was carried out following the recommendations of the IARC.&nbsp;Rates were calculated by sex, age, and tumor location.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong></p><p>The overall incidence of cancer was 3,759 cases; 1,608 in men (AAR= 169.4 cases/100,000&nbsp;men-year), and 2,151 cases in women (AAR= 176.6 cases/100,000 women-year). The&nbsp;most frequent tumors in men were: prostate (25.9%), stomach (16.5%) and lung (4.8%);&nbsp;and in women: breast (19.7%), thyroid (12.2%) and cervix (10.6%). There were 2,130&nbsp;cancer deaths, 934 in men (AAR=97.8 deaths/100,000 men-year) and 1,196 deaths in&nbsp;women (AAR=95.1 deaths/100,000 women-year). The main causes of mortality in men&nbsp;were tumors of the stomach (24.8%), prostate (12.8%) and lung (7.5%). In women: breast&nbsp;(12.2%), stomach (11.6%) and cervix (10.0%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong></p><p>The five-year follow-up of cancer burden indicators allows to make comparisons at&nbsp;both national and international levels to provide the basis for planning and&nbsp;evaluating the implementation of public health policies; especially those related to&nbsp;the prevention and care of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality from&nbsp;cancer in Pasto-Colombia.</p> ER -