Estimated number of people diagnosed with cancer in Brazil: data from the National Health Survey, 2013

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Guauche, Heide³  Moura, Lenildo de¹  Silva, Gulnar Azevedo e²  Malta, Deborah Carvalho³  Oliveira, Max Moura de³ 

[1] Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília, Brasil;Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil

关键词:  Neoplasms;    Chronic disease;    Health surveys;    Epidemiological surveillance;    Prevalence;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1980-5497201500060013

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

:Objective: To describe the profile of patients who reported a medical diagnosis of cancer and describe the most prevalent types of cancer, according to selected variables.Methods: A descriptive study that used data from the National Survey of Health, 2013, to estimate prevalence and their values of confidence interval (95%CI).Results: Less than 2% of adults reported a medical diagnosis of cancer, with most reported by women, people over 60, among whites, residents in the village and residents of South Prostate cancer was the most reported among men and breast among women. The lowest average age of first diagnosis was identified for cervical cancer (35.4 years; 95%CI 30.3 - 40.6) and the highest for prostate (65.7 years; 95%CI 64.2 - 67.0).Conclusion: The findings of this study are important for the planning of health services and access, as they show differences mainly regional.

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