加勒比地区的前列腺癌
Nuneaton S Ramesar1, Amalia Hosein2, Kristy Samaroo2
1General Practice/Public Health/Occupational Health, The University of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, TTO.
Cureus
|December 11, 2023
概括
加勒比地区的前列腺癌 (PC) 研究揭示了显著的差异. 资源较低的国家面临更糟糕的PC结果,突出了改善监测和在整个地区标准化治疗的迫切需要.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 前列腺癌 (PC) 是全球癌症死亡的主要原因.
- 与许多发达国家相比,加勒比地区的PC死亡率和发病率变化较高.
- 加勒比地区PC研究有限,造成了重大的文献差距.
研究的目的:
- 在加勒比地区对前列腺癌 (PC) 情况进行全面的文献审查.
- 确定需要进一步研究的研究缺口和领域.
- 为该地区PC医疗保健规划和研究提供基础数据.
主要方法:
- 对1958年至2023年加勒比人口前列腺癌 (PC) 研究的系统文献综述.
- 搜索了PubMed,Scopus和ScienceDirect数据库,使用关键词'前列腺癌和加勒比'.
- 根据加勒比国家和七个主要主题分类的信息:发病率/死亡率,人口统计,临床病理学,遗传学,非遗传风险,诊断/治疗和PC控制.
主要成果:
- 资源较少的国家遭受严重前列腺癌 (PC) 的负担不成比例,结果较差.
- 已建立国家癌症登记册的领土显示了更有效的PC管理策略.
- 在加勒比国家之间,PC发病率和死亡率存在显著差异.
结论:
- 这一综述强调了加勒比地区前列腺癌 (PC) 负担和结果的严重差异.
- 研究结果支持有针对性的研究,改善监测和标准化治疗方案的必要性.
- 建议进行进一步的流行病学分析,以加深理解和加强加勒比地区的PC医疗保健策略.
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