Population-Based Study of Gastric Cancer Survival and Associations in Rural Western Honduras.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Two-thirds of global cancers occur in low/middle income countries (LMIC). Northern Central America is the largest LMIC region in the Western Hemisphere and lack cancer registries to guide cancer control. We conducted a gastric cancer survival study in rural Western Honduras, characterized as having among the highest gastric cancer incidence rates in Latin America.

Methods

The cohort of incident gastric cancer diagnosed between 2002 and 2015 was studied with active follow-up with household visits. The regional gastric cancer registry was primary for case identification, with completeness examination with hospital data and national death certificates. Cox regression models were used for survival calculations.

Results

Survival follow-up was achieved in 741/774

SUBMITTER: Dominguez RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12103253 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature