• Corpus ID: 131269362

The risk of cancer in Brazil: tendencies and recent epidemiologic studies

@inproceedings{Guerra2005TheRO,
  title={The risk of cancer in Brazil: tendencies and recent epidemiologic studies},
  author={Maximiliano Ribeiro Guerra and Gulnar Azevedo and Silva Mendonça},
  year={2005}
}
The number of cancer cases has been increasing all over the world, mainly since the last century, to the point where nowadays it is one of the most serious public health problems worldwide. The frequency of distribution of the various types of cancer varies according to the specific characteristics of each region, which implies a need to study how geographic variations impact on this disease aiming an adequate monitoring and control. This work is a review of the most recent specialized… 
www1.inca.gov.br
8 Citations
Highly Influential Citations
1
Background Citations
3
Results Citations
1

8 Citations

High incidence of esophageal cancer in central-western Brazil: a migrant effect?

The incidence of esophageal cancer in Brasília and Cuiabá was similar to that of southern Brazil in some periods, and there was an increase in mortality trends for men in CUIabá and Campo Grande, and for women in Goiânia.

ESTUDO DA MORTALIDADE DOS MÉDICOS NO ESTADO DA BAHIA, BRASIL, NO PERÍODO 2008-2017

The mortality profile of physicians in the state of Bahia during a period of ten years (2008-2017) is described and analyzed to contribute for the understanding mortality among physicians in Bahia, Brazil.

Exposure to Penile Cancer: The View of Patients with Human Papillomavirus

It was concluded that HPV patients knew about penile cancer, but they did not associate this disease with the need to adopt mutilating treatments.

Molecular Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in Brazilian Patients with Early Gastric Cancer and a Review to Understand the Prognosis of the Disease

Colonization with H. pylori affects the relative risk of developing various clinical disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract, as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) and gastric adenocarcinoma, and, possibly, extradigestive diseases.

Violence against Women with Breast Neoplasms

The aim of this study is to assess the occurrence and type of violence suffered by women with breast cancer in the High Complexity Care Unit of a municipality in the South of Minas and patients in a…

Short-term combined exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and autonomic modulation in cancer patients receiving adjuvant therapy

Data of the current study indicate that 1 month of ET is able to reverse impaired cardiorespiratory fitness and autonomic modulation in women with breast cancer receiving adjuvant therapy.

Blend films based on biopolymers extracted from babassu mesocarp (Orbignya phalerata) for the electrochemical detection of methotrexate antineoplastic drug

Methotrexate (MTX) is an antineoplastic drug widely used in cancer therapies with potentially toxic activity. This paper describes the electrochemical behavior of MTX in ITO (indium tin oxide)…

HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE IN ONCOLOGICAL TREATMENT* ASSISTÊNCIA À SAÚDE DE PESSOAS EM TRATAMENTO ONCOLÓGICO CUIDADO A LA SALUD DE PERSONAS EN TRATAMIENTO ONCOLÓGICO

There are significant gaps regarding health care in UHS, specifically regarding the initial diagnosis of the disease and access to treatment, according to health users who perform cancer treatment in a health unit.

References

SHOWING 1-10 OF 55 REFERENCES

Environment and cancer in Brazil: an overview from a public health perspective.

Gastric cancer in Brazil

The incidence of stomach cancer in Japanese-born residents of São Paulo exceeds that of non-Japanese Brazilians by more than 30%, but is slightly lower than the incidence in Japanese in Japan, in contrast to the Japanese-American experience, which shows a remarkable decrease in incidence after migration.

Risk factors for stomach cancer in Brazil (I): a case-control study among non-Japanese Brazilians in São Paulo.

It is confirmed that low socio-economic status, cigarette smoking and low consumption of fruit and vegetables were risk factors of stomach cancer in São Paulo, Brazil.

Risk factors for stomach cancer in Brazil (II): a case-control study among Japanese Brazilians in São Paulo.

The introduction of the habit of daily beef consumption among Japanese immigrants and their descendants may be associated with stomach cancer risk, and the protective effect of fruit consumption was confirmed in this population.

Comparison of stomach cancer incidence and survival in four continents.

Cervical cancer in Latin America.

[Mortality trends from uterine cervical cancer in the city of São Paulo from 1980 to 1999].

The fall in mortality from NOS uterine cancer indicates an improvement in diagnostic accuracy and quality of information on death certificates and may point to an increase in coverage of cervical cancer screening using the Pap smear.

Cancer mortality among agricultural workers from Serrana Region, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Gastric and colorectal cancer mortality in an urban and industrialized area of Brazil.

The significant elevation of colorectal cancer mortality in the industrialized area could be related to exposure to numerous carcinogens such as aromatic hydrocarbon, organic-chloride, metals, and industrial-port dust present in the region.

Cervical cancer: epidemiology, prevention and the role of human papillomavirus infection.

Current research has focused on the determinants of infection with oncogenic HPV types, the assessment of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines and the development of screening strategies incorporating HPV testing and other methods as adjunct to cytology, fundamental stepping stones for the implementation of effective public health programs aimed at the control of cervical cancer.
...