Time trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality in a mid-sized northeastern Brazilian city

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Angela Maria da Silva¹  Carlos Anselmo Lima²  Margareth Rose Uchoa Rangel³  Matheus Macedo-Lima⁴ 

[1] Núcleo de Pós-graduação em Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Rua Claudio Batista s/n B Santo Antonio, 49060-100, Aracaju, SE, Brazil;Hospital Universitário/Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Rua Claudio Batista s/n B Santo Antonio, 49060-100, Aracaju, SE, Brazil;Núcleo de Pós-graduação em Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Rua Claudio Batista s/n B Santo Antonio, 49060-100, Aracaju, SE, Brazil;Registro de Câncer de Base Populacional de Aracaju, Av Tancredo Neves s/n B. Capucho, 49095-000, Aracaju, SE, Brazil;Hospital Universitário/Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Rua Claudio Batista s/n B Santo Antonio, 49060-100, Aracaju, SE, Brazil;Núcleo de Pós-graduação em Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Rua Claudio Batista s/n B Santo Antonio, 49060-100, Aracaju, SE, Brazil;Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000, São Cristovão, SE, Brazil;Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000, São Cristovão, SE, Brazil;

关键词: Breast cancer;    Incidence;    Mortality;    Cancer registry;    Time trends;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-12-883

 received in 2012-02-07, accepted in 2012-10-17,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundBreast cancer incidence within an area is usually proportional to the area’s income level. High-income areas have shown the highest incidence rates and since 2003, negative trends. As for mortality, rates are often higher in low-income regions. The purpose of this study was to analyze trends in incidence and mortality in a capital city of a northeastern Brazilian state with an intermediate human development index.MethodsIncidence data from the Population-Based Cancer Registry of Aracaju and mortality data from the Official State Database for the period 1996–2006 were used. Incidence and mortality crude and age-standardized rates were calculated. Time trends were obtained using the Joinpoint Regression Model.ResultsFor the period studied, invasive breast cancer age-standardized incidence rates increased annually with an annual percentage change (APC) of 2.9 (95% CI: 1.2-4.6). Significant increasing trends were observed in groups aged 45–54 years (APC: 3.9, 95% CI: 1.4 to 6.6), and 55–64 years (APC: 5.6, 95% CI: 1.8 to 9.6). Age-standardized mortality rates did not show an increasing trend (APC: 3.0, (95% CI: -2.8 to9.1), except for the group aged 55–64 years (APC: 11.3, 95% CI: 1.1 to 22.4).ConclusionsIn the study community, breast cancer showed increasing incidence among women in the peri- and postmenopausal periods. However, mortality did not present increasing overall trends, except for among the group aged 55–64 years. For better outcomes, screening policies should focus on the peri- and postmenopausal periods of women’s lives to diagnose disease.

【 授权许可】

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