Increased incidence, morbidity and mortality rates for lung cancer in women in Brazil between 2000 and 2014: An analysis of three types of sources of secondary data

• Published in: Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2018-11, Vol.125, p.77-85
• Main Authors: Costa, Guilherme Jorge, de Mello, Maria Júlia Gonçalves, Ferreira, Carlos Gil, Bergmann, Anke, Thuler, Luiz Claudio Santos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Brazil; Gender; Histology; Incidence; Lung cancer; Mortality
• ISSN: 0169-5002; 1872-8332
• DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.09.005

•The epidemiological, clinical and histological profile of women with lung cancer is largely unknown in developing countries.•Data base from population-based cancer registries, hospital-based cancer registries and the national mortality were used.•The incidence and mortality rate in women with lung cancer still have been increasing in Brazil. Lung cancer is the principal cause of death from cancer worldwide. However, little is known of its epidemiological and histological profile and of the incidence and mortality rates in Brazil according to sex. To evaluate the incidence, morbidity and mortality rates of lung cancer in Brazil from 2000 to 2014, as well as the epidemiological, clinical and morphological profile of women with lung cancer in Brazil is described. An ecological study was conducted using three reliable sources of secondary data: population-based cancer registries, hospital-based cancer registries and the national mortality database. The incidence rate in women increased from 7.92/100,000 in 2000 to 9.12/100,000 in 2012, while mortality increased from 6.02/100,000 in 2000 to 8.29/100,000 in 2014. In men, the incidence decreased from 23.40/100,000 in 2000 to 18.47/100,000 in 2012 and mortality also fell from 16.12/100,000 to 15.11/100,000 in 2014. There was a reduction in the male-to-female ratio from 2.54 in 2000 to 1.46 in 2014. Women tended to be younger (p