Open AccessUse of the Minimum Basic Data Set as a tool for the epidemiological surveillance of mesothelioma
Author(s) -
Lara Sánchez-Trujillo,
J M Sanz-Anquela,
M A Ortega
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anales del sistema sanitario de navarra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2340-3527
pISSN - 1137-6627
DOI - 10.23938/assn.0969
Subject(s) - mesothelioma , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , asbestos , medicine , demography , distribution (mathematics) , data set , environmental health , geography , statistics , pathology , mathematics , sociology , mathematical analysis , materials science , geometry , metallurgy
Mesothelioma is a very aggressive tumor that appears after several decades of asbestos exposure. The Minimum Basic Data Set (MBDS) has been validated for the incidence of mesothelioma in Italy, but not in Spain. The objectives of this investigation are: to estimate the prevalence, incidence and mortality of mesothelioma in the Community of Madrid (CM); to evaluate the distribution of this risk within the territory; and to explore validity of the MBDS in the epidemiological surveillance of mesothelioma.