INCIDENCE OF CANCER-DEATHS IN MEXICO: A 2014 MUNICIPALITIES-TYPOLOGY

Abstract

We identified municipalities in Mexico with cancer incidence above normal behavior to identify whether age, nutrition or endogamy are factors that increase the risk of cancer. The objective was to compare the incidence distribution with hospital capacities and to estimate the probability of preventing cancer incidence, the municipal distribution of cancer deaths, and weighted by the incidence of cancer deaths per 1,000 inhabitants, identifying municipalities with similar behavior through independent groupings. Five groups of Mexico municipalities varies from with very low incidence to very high incidence of cancer. Regions of Mexico with very high incidence of cancer are possibly due to a high family inbreeding and low food variety. There is an opportunity for active-ingredients from local plant genetic resources to delay the incidence of cancer.