Trends in the incidence of malignant central nervous system tumors in Brazil, 2000-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Brazil, 5870 new cases of malignant central nervous system tumors (MCNST) were estimated for men and 5220 for women for each year of the 2020-2022 triennium. The objective of this study was to analyze incidence rate trends and compare demographic characteristics of new MCNST cases according to tumor topographies in Brazil from 2000 to 2015.

Methods

This study comprises an analytical cross-sectional assessment of secondary databases extracted from the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA) website. Data comprised new neoplasm cases of meninges (C70), brain (C71), spinal cord, cranial nerves, and other central nervous system parts (C72) retrieved from 23 population-based cancer registries. A descriptive analysis was performed. Crude and age-adjusted incidence

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837770 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature