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Fluoración del agua y mortalidad por cáncer en los EE.UU
Lancet (London, England)
|June 18, 1977
Resumen
La fluoración del agua pública no está relacionada con un mayor riesgo de cáncer. Un estudio encontró que las tasas de mortalidad por cáncer no aumentaron en las ciudades fluorizadas después de tener en cuenta los cambios en la población, lo que desafía las afirmaciones anteriores.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
- Oncología Oncología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Existen preocupaciones con respecto a la asociación entre la fluoración del agua y el cáncer.
- Estudios previos sugirieron un posible vínculo entre el agua fluorada y el aumento de la mortalidad por cáncer.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Reevaluar la asociación entre la fluoración del agua pública y la mortalidad por cáncer.
- Para abordar los desafíos a las declaraciones autorizadas existentes sobre la seguridad de la fluoración.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los datos de mortalidad por cáncer en las ciudades estadounidenses entre 1950-1970.
- Ajuste estadístico para cambios en la estructura de la población, incluyendo la edad, el sexo y el origen étnico.
Principales resultados:
- La mortalidad por cáncer no aumentó en las ciudades con suministro de agua fluorada.
- Después de los ajustes demográficos, la relación entre la mortalidad por cáncer observada y la esperada disminuyó ligeramente en las ciudades fluoradas.
- La proporción se mantuvo sin cambios en las ciudades no fluoradas.
Conclusiones:
- El estudio refuta las afirmaciones que vinculan la fluoración del agua al aumento de la mortalidad por cáncer.
- Los cambios demográficos en las poblaciones no explican las tendencias observadas en la mortalidad por cáncer.
- Los hallazgos apoyan la seguridad de la fluoración del agua pública con respecto al riesgo de cáncer.
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