The importance of registries in cancer control

• DOI: 10.21149/spm.v58i2.7802
• Publication Date: 2016-08-19T15:07:27Z
• Authors: Yelda A Leal; Leticia M Fernánd...; Alejandro Mohar-B...; Abelardo Meneses-...
• Keywords: Information Dissemination; Developed Countries; 1. No poverty; registry; Global Health; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Latin America; 0302 clinical medicine; Neoplasms; cancer; Humans; epidemiology; Registries; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Geography, Medical; control; Developing Countries; Quality Indicators, Health Care

Cancer is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the world, with 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million deaths annually. A marked disparity exists between developed countries and developing countries, with 57% of new cases and 65% of deaths in 2012 occurring in developing countries. This global picture can only be obtained because of data obtained from population-based cancer registries, which allow cancer estimations for different geographic areas. Our objective is to perform a review of different types of registries and their role in the control of cancer. These types of registries are lacking in developing countries. In Central and South America, only 6% of the population is included in cancer registries versus 83% in North America. It is necessary to increase the coverage of cancer registries to obtain more reliable data that will more appropriately guide control programs.