Contribución a la Ciencia del General Médico D. Mariano Gómez Ulla (1877-1945) / Scientific Contributions of GMO Mariano Gómez Ulla (1877-1945)

Mariano Gómez Ulla es uno de los más destacados médicos militares de nuestra historia. Su obra es conocida, sobre todo por el lector de Sanidad Militar. Por ello procuraremos pasar rápidamente por los aspectos más sabidos de su persona y obra, y desvelar algunas cuestiones menos frecuentes, considerando su labor científica, desde un punto de vista algo distinto del habitual, en la medida de lo posible. Pretendemos contemplar la figura de Gómez Ulla desde su aspecto predominantemente científico, aportando algunos datos menos conocidos de su labor hospitalaria asistencial e imágenes inéditas que, interesarán a los miembros del Cuerpo Militar de Sanidad

Mariano Gómez Ulla is one of the most outstanding military doctors of our history. His work is known, especially by the readers of Sanidad Militar. For this reason we will try to move quickly through the most known aspects of his person and work, and to reveal some not so well-known questions, considering his scientific work, from a point of view something different from the habitual one, as much as possible. We intend to contemplate the figure of Gómez Ulla from his predominantly scientific aspect, contributing some less known data of his work and unpublished images that, hopefully, will interest the professionals of our Military Health

[The evolution over time (1960-1990) of mortality and the ratio of males in bladder cancer in Spain]. / Evolución temporal (1960-1990) de la mortalidad y la razón de masculinidad en España del cáncer vesical.

A time series on the evolution of mortality and the masculinity attribute in vesical cancer in Spain (1960-1990) was prepared. The specific rates by age and sex by 100,000 inhabitants were calculated. To attain standardization the same study population was taken as the reference population. Overall mortality rates due to vesical cancer have increased progressively in a linearly ascending trend, though the slope in men is sharper that in women. The females cohort approaches that of males, but with a difference between them of 30 years. By age groups, the higher increase has occurred in those over 75-year old (113% men, 77% women). The masculinity attribute presents variations depending on the age group and decade considered (1.4-10.9). It is possible to establish three groups by masculinity attribute: 20-44 years (average 1.91), 45-69 years (average 7.8) and over 70 years (average 6.3).