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Submitted May 21, 2018
Published 2017-11-17

Research Articles

Vol. 21 No. 17 (2017): Enfoque

Stomach Cancer, First Cause of Death in Panama Risk Factor "Helicobacter Pylori".: A Problem of State and Public Health.


DOI https://doi.org/10.48204/j.enfoque.v21n17a1

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DOI: 10.48204/j.enfoque.v21n17a1

Published: 2017-11-17

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Rojas, G. M., & Cleghorn Spencer, D. C. (2017). Stomach Cancer, First Cause of Death in Panama Risk Factor "Helicobacter Pylori".: A Problem of State and Public Health. Enfoque, 21(17), 28–47. https://doi.org/10.48204/j.enfoque.v21n17a1

Abstract

Between the cause of mortality in the Republic of Panama, stomach cancer, is in the firsts position, and it represent a serious Public Health problem for the nation as a whole. Being cancer, the first causes of mortality in the Panamanian population and from all the cancers, research had shown over time, that stomach cancer, is the first cause of death at population level, if research are showing also that stomach cancer have the highest incidence of diagnostic procedure shown to be due to Helicobacter Pylori, means that attention has to be center in environmental health and it determinants of health specifically the quality of water, air, and soil use to produce, prepare and preserve food, as the source of food for the Panamanian population and visitors. The national statistics of Panama had also shown that one of the principal factor that induce stomach cancer is the Helicobacter Pylori, them we are failing in the Public Health systems, with regard to teach hygine and learn to identify the risk factors and the Ministry of Health is failing also in preserving the health of the environment were the individuals, family and community leave, study, work, participate in social activities and specially places were food is grow, produce, pack, distributed, sell, prepared to be consume in unhealthy environments, with lack of food safety for the population . One of the main problems are the working hours of the Public Health workers that leave the population unprotected from 5:00 pm to 7:00 am hours that the population is at risk and more during night, that there is a lot of people and families that eat in unsave restaurants, due that Public Health workers in day time hours only, living the population unsafe at national level, du to food sell in clandestine ways during night hours.

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