Cancer incidence, hospital morbidity, and mortality in young adults in Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Sabrina Da Silva Santos¹  Leticia Rodrigues Melo¹  Rosalina Jorge Koifman¹  Sergio Koifman¹ 

[1] ,Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca Rio de Janeiro,Brasil

关键词: Neoplams;    Young Adult;    Morbidity;    Mortality;    Neoplasias;    Adulto Jovem;    Morbidade;    Mortalidade;    Neoplasias;    Adulto Joven;    Morbilidad;    Mortalidad;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2013000500020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

There are still relatively few studies in the world on cancer incidence and mortality in young adults. The current study aimed to explore cancer distribution in young adults in Brazil. A descriptive study was conducted on cancer incidence (selected State capitals), hospital morbidity, and mortality (Brazil and selected capitals) in the 20-24-year age strata in 2000-2002, and trends in cancer mortality rates in Brazil in 1980-2008 in the same population. Testicular cancer was the principal anatomical site in young adult males; in young adult women, the main sites were thyroid, uterine cervix, and Hodgkin disease. Brain cancer was the principal cause of death from cancer in both sexes, and time trends in mortality showed an increase in mortality from brain cancer in men and from lymphocytic leukemia in both sexes. As a whole, the results show an epidemiological pattern of cancer in young adults with regional distribution characteristics.

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