World J Breast Cancer Res | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access
Sousa LVA1*, Paiva LS1, Adami F1, Takahashi AAR2 and Alcantara SSA2
1Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Medicine of ABC - FMABC, Brazil
2Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of ABC (FMABC), Brazil
Background: Cervical Cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer death in developing countries. It is a morbidity very incident in the poorest population, being a marker of economic disparity. In this way, it is important to elucidate the epidemiological patterns of regions that have not, yet, been studied.
Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological pattern of cervical cancer in the ABC region.
Method: An ecological study, which evaluated the temporal trend of CC between the years 2000 to 2012 in the ABC, Southeast and Brazil regions. Estimating the trend with the national standard rates for each location and age group, with a confidence level of 95% and the statistical program was Stata version 11.0®.
Results: For age groups from 50 years to 54 years and 55 years to 59 years, the age in the Southeast region (β: -1.65, p=0.007, β: -1.75, p<0.001, respectively) 0.90, p=0.023, β: -0.68, p=0.04, respectively), there was a significant reduction in mortality. The incidence in the ABC region presented an increase in the age range from 55 years to 59 years (β: 6.08, p=0.021). While in the Southeast and in Brazil there was a significant decrease in all ages.
Conclusion: Mortality rates and hospitalization for CC followed a downward trend in the Southeast region and in Brazil. However, when studying the ABC, we can note that public health measures are still necessary so that their results follow the national trend.
Cervical cancer; Cervical cancer; Epidemiology; Mortality
Sousa LVA, Paiva LS, Adami F, Takahashi AAR, Alcantara SSA. Health Access and Mortality by Cervical Cancer: Regional Patterns and Temporal Trend. World J Breast Cancer Res. 2019;2(1):1010.