Epidemiology of Urological Cancers in Brazil: Trends in Mortality Rates Over More Than Two Decades.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Considering the socioeconomic disparities and inequalities observed in the healthcare resources among the Brazilian regions, we aimed to analyze the mortality trends of urological cancers in Brazil to identify areas with differential risks.

Methods

Deaths related to prostate (PCa), bladder (BCa), kidney (KC), penile (PeC), and testis (TCa) cancers from 1996 to 2019 were retrieved from the Mortality Information System database (Brazil). Geographic and temporal patterns were analyzed using age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs). A joinpoint regression model was used to identify changes in the trends and calculate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) for each region.

Results

In Brazil, the ASMRs (per 100,000 persons/year) were 11.76 for PCa; 1.37, BCa

SUBMITTER: Mourao TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9470798 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature