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Review
. 2016 Dec 21:10:704.
doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2016.704. eCollection 2016.

Cancer of the gallbladder-Chilean statistics

Luis Villanueva  1
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Review

Cancer of the gallbladder-Chilean statistics

Luis Villanueva. Ecancermedicalscience. .

Abstract

Chile has the world's highest rate of incidence as well as death from cancer of the gallbladder and biliary ducts. The problem is most acute in the southern provinces. These areas constitute the low average income associated with low educational attainment and a high rate of obesity compared with the rest of Chile. We could also include genetic factors related to processes of lithogenesis to these elements which are more common among the Mapuche. This population sub-group could benefit from special government programmes for early diagnosis and treatment of lithiasic disease and for the management of risk factors such as obesity. In this way, we could reduce the mortality rate of gallbladder cancer.

Keywords: Chile; Mapuche; biliary tract; cholelithiasis; education; epidemiology; ethnicity; gallbladder; income; obesity; socioeconomy.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 inhabitants and number of deaths of both sexes during the period 2000–2013 for gallbladder cancer (does not include malignant tumours of other parts and unspecified biliary tract tumours) according to data collected from the tables for the series of deaths and mortality because of malignant tumours according to age. Chile 1997–2013. DEIS (Department of Health Statistics and Information).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 inhabitants by gender and age in 2013 for gallbladder cancer (does not include malignant tumours of other parts and unspecified biliary tract tumors) according to data collected from the tables for the series of deaths and mortality because of malignant tumours according to age. Chile. 1997–2013. DEIS.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Age-adjusted and estimated incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants by gender and regions of Chile from 2003–2007 for the gallbladder and bile duct cancer according to the First Report of Chilean Cancer Population Registries. 2003–2007. Department of Epidemiology. Ministry of Health.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.. Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 inhabitants by gender and regions of Chile in 2013 for gallbladder cancer (does not include malignant tumours of other parts and unspecified biliary tract tumours) according to data collected from the tables for the series of deaths and mortality because of tumours observed and adjusted by region. Chile. 2000–2013. DEIS.
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