MORTALIDADE SOBRE CÂNCER DE PRÓSTATA POR REGIÕES DO BRASIL, NO PERÍODO DE 2008-2018: UMA AÇÃO EDUCATIVA EM SAÚDE

Autor: José Eduardo Avelino, Flavia Camila da Costa Araújo, Alfredo Jose de Almeida Neto, Renata Roberta Bermudes da Silva, Bruna Cabral Guerra, Eronildo José dos Santos, Talita de Andrade Silva, Robson Cezar de Sousa, Marcia Odete da Silva, Danusa Thais de Queiróz Albuquerque
Rok vydání: 2020
Zdroj: Revista Científica Semana Acadêmica. :1-46
ISSN: 2236-6717
DOI: 10.35265/2236-6717-203-9039
Popis: Introduction - Of the neoplasias that affect men, prostate cancer is the second in incidence in the world, losing only to the non-melanoma skin, and the fifth in mortality, data for the year 2012. The world expectation for 2030 is 1.7 million new cases of this neoplasia (GLOBOCAN 2012). Objectives - To analyze the temporal distribution of mortality and hospitalization for prostate cancer in Brazil by regions from 2008 to 2018. Methods - This is a descriptive, ecological and retrospective study of a time series, in which secondary data were collected Mortality Information System (SIM) of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS TABNET). Mortality and hospitalization data for prostate cancer in the Regions of Brazil were analyzed between 2008 and 2018 in the age groups of 40 and over. Results - The rate of hospitalization and mortality due to prostate cancer in the regions of Brazil varied in the period studied, related to mortality, decrease in the North region and increase in the South region. Concerning the percentage of hospitalizations there was an exorbitant growth in the region Northeast with respect to others. Conclusion - Regarding the study, it is evident the increase in the incidence of prostate cancer in Brazil. In this way, the need to improve the information obtained in local and national databases to demonstrate peculiarity, giving possibilities to the accomplishment of researches that bring intervention subsidy in the habits that favor prostate cancer.
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