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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2014; 20(16): 4491-4502
Published online Apr 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4491
Published online Apr 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4491
Gastric cancer research in Mexico: A public health priority
Clara Luz Sampieri, Instituto de Salud Pública, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. Luis Castelazo Ayala, Col. Industrial Ánimas, 91190 Xalapa, Veracruz, México
Mauricio Mora, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Veracruzana. Médicos y Odontólogos, Col. Virginia Cordero, 91120 Xalapa, Veracruz, México
Author contributions: Sampieri CL conceived and designed the study, performed the literature search and wrote the manuscript; Mora M co-wrote the manuscript; both authors have read and approved the final version to be published.
Supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, No. CONACyT of Mexico; Research project approved for Clara Luz Sampieri, No. 86575
Correspondence to: Dr. Clara Luz Sampieri, Instituto de Salud Pública, Universidad Veracruzana. Av. Luis Castelazo Ayala, Col. Industrial Ánimas, 91190 Xalapa, Veracruz, México. csampieri@uv.mx
Telephone: +52-228-8418900 Fax: +52-228-8418935
Received: October 27, 2013
Revised: December 12, 2013
Accepted: January 8, 2014
Published online: April 28, 2014
Revised: December 12, 2013
Accepted: January 8, 2014
Published online: April 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: The few studies of gastric cancer in the Mexican population included in this review highlight the poor connection between the scientific community and the health sector in terms of resolving this health issue. Public policies for health research should support projects for the creation of gastric cancer research networks that include experts from different disciplines. These networks could generate, among other products, an official Mexican standard (Norma Oficial Mexicana) for gastric cancer as well as strategies for its prevention, control and treatment.