Cancer Mortality in the North Region of Brazil in the Historical Series 2010-2017

Abstract

Brazil is among the countries with the highest cancer mortality in the world. More than 200 thousand cancer deaths were estimated in 2015 in the country, which corresponds to approximately 20% of the total deaths. OBJECTIVE: To identify cancer mortality in the Northern Region of Brazil in the Historical Series 2010 - 2017. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive analytical study, retrospective type and quantitative approach, carried out in January 2020 with secondary data information, Results of the Computerization System of the Hospital Cancer Registry (SisRHC) from Brazil in the period from 2010 to 2017. RESULTS: In the 2010-2017 historical series, 9,304 deaths were recorded, with the highest number of cases in the state of Amazonas, which presented a total of 4,264 deaths (6%). As for socio-demographic data, there was a predominance of patients with male gender (51%), aged 60 to 69 years (25%), mixed race (73%), married (41%) and with incomplete primary education (41 %). FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: There were noticeable variations in some states between diagnosed cases and mortality rate, which may be linked to the conjuncture of the organization of health care networks, care coverage, social determinants of health.