Resumen

BATISTA HERNANDEZ, Norma; ANTóN FLEITES, Oscar  y  ALEGRET RODRIGUEZ, Milagros. Spatio-temporal Analysis of Events Associated with Cancer: a Tool to Support Epidemiological Studies. Medisur [online]. 2012, vol.10, n.2, pp.171-181. ISSN 1727-897X.

Background: Villa Clara maintains high rates of morbidity and mortality from cancer. Etiologic research associated to space has not been a deep branch in the field of health in our country. Objective: To show the potentials of spatio-temporal analysis to identify spatial and / or spatio-temporal conglomerates for the analysis of morbidity and mortality of the five locations of cancers fallowed by the program in the province of Villa Clara as another reliable resource to support epidemiological studies. Methods: Descriptive observational study focused on the detection of spatial and / or spatio-temporal conglomerates for the incidence and mortality of cancer in Villa Clara, using a statistical technique of spatio-temporal exploration (program SatScan v .7.01). We analyzed all patients diagnosed in 2004 who received follow-up in the 5 years following the diagnosis until the end of 2009. Results: This research revealed the presence of significant conglomerates of the areas of greatest risk of getting ill and dying from cancer. Conclusions: This proved to be a good tool for the analysis of cancer morbidity and allowed the generation of hypotheses on possible determinants that help conducting further research.

Palabras clave : neoplasms; morbidity; mortality; epidemiology; indicators of morbidity and mortality.

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