Environmental and occupational exposure among cancer patients in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

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Silva, Ageo Mario Candido da¹  Soares, Mariana Rosa¹  Silva, Nayaha Almeida¹  Correa, Márcia Leopoldina Montanari¹  Machado, Jorge Mesquita Huet²  Pignati, Wanderlei Antonio¹  Andrade, Amanda Cristina de Souza¹  Galvão, Noemi Dreyer¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso;Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

关键词: Cancer;    Occupational exposure;    Agrochemicals;    Environmental pollution;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1980-549720220018.supl.1

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of occupational and environmental exposure according to sociodemographic factors in cancer patients treated at reference hospitals in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study on cancer patients aged 18 years or older. The prevalence of exposure to pesticides, asbestos, lead, heavy metals, formaldehyde, benzene, exposure to industrial dust, and handling of other chemical substances were calculated according to sex, age group, and level of education.Results: A total of 1,012 patients were interviewed (55.0% women, 45.6% aged 60 years or older, and 56.8% had less than five years of formal education). Pesticides (22.8%), industrial dust (10.7%), and benzene (10.1%) were the most frequent exposures. Occupational and environmental exposure was higher in men for all evaluated exposures, except for formaldehyde, which was higher in women. Exposure to pesticides, industrial dust, benzene, asbestos, and heavy metals increased with age and were more frequent among those with lower level of education.Conclusion: Approximately one in five cancer patients treated at reference hospitals in Mato Grosso reported having been exposed to pesticides, and one in ten were exposed to industrial dust and benzene, with greater exposure among men, older individuals, and those with lower level of education.

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