Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008
OBJECTIVES: Childhood cancer mortality has substantially declined worldwide as a result of significant advances in global cancer care. Because limited information is available in Brazil, we analyzed trends in childhood cancer mortality in five Brazilian regions over 29 years. METHODS: Data from chil...
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doaj-42bff844109c4e4e8b925d634d04ba5f2020-11-24T20:47:33ZengFaculdade de Medicina / USPClinics1807-59321980-53222013-01-01682219224Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008Sima FermanMarceli de Oliveira SantosJuliana Moreira de Oliveira FerreiraRejane de Souza ReisJulio Fernando Pinto OliveiraMaria S. Pombo-de-OliveiraBeatriz de CamargoOBJECTIVES: Childhood cancer mortality has substantially declined worldwide as a result of significant advances in global cancer care. Because limited information is available in Brazil, we analyzed trends in childhood cancer mortality in five Brazilian regions over 29 years. METHODS: Data from children 0-14 years old were extracted from the Health Mortality Information System for 1979 through 2008. Age-adjusted mortality rates, crude mortality rates, and age-specific mortality rates by geographic region of Brazil and for the entire country were analyzed for all cancers and leukemia. Mortality trends were evaluated for all childhood cancers and leukemia using joinpoint regression. RESULTS: Mortality declined significantly for the entire period (1979-2008) for children with leukemia. Childhood cancer mortality rates declined in the South and Southeast, remained stable in the Middle West, and increased in the North and Northeast. Although the mortality rates did not unilaterally decrease in all regions, the age-adjusted mortality rates were relatively similar among the five Brazilian regions from 2006-2008. CONCLUSIONS: Childhood cancer mortality declined 1.2 to 1.6% per year in the South and Southeast regions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000200016Mortality RateChildhood CancerLeukemiaTrends |
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Sima Ferman Marceli de Oliveira Santos Juliana Moreira de Oliveira Ferreira Rejane de Souza Reis Julio Fernando Pinto Oliveira Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira Beatriz de Camargo |
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Sima Ferman Marceli de Oliveira Santos Juliana Moreira de Oliveira Ferreira Rejane de Souza Reis Julio Fernando Pinto Oliveira Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira Beatriz de Camargo Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008 Clinics Mortality Rate Childhood Cancer Leukemia Trends |
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Sima Ferman Marceli de Oliveira Santos Juliana Moreira de Oliveira Ferreira Rejane de Souza Reis Julio Fernando Pinto Oliveira Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira Beatriz de Camargo |
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Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008 |
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Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008 |
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Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008 |
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Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008 |
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Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008 |
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childhood cancer mortality trends in brazil, 1979-2008 |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP |
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Clinics |
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1807-5932 1980-5322 |
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OBJECTIVES: Childhood cancer mortality has substantially declined worldwide as a result of significant advances in global cancer care. Because limited information is available in Brazil, we analyzed trends in childhood cancer mortality in five Brazilian regions over 29 years. METHODS: Data from children 0-14 years old were extracted from the Health Mortality Information System for 1979 through 2008. Age-adjusted mortality rates, crude mortality rates, and age-specific mortality rates by geographic region of Brazil and for the entire country were analyzed for all cancers and leukemia. Mortality trends were evaluated for all childhood cancers and leukemia using joinpoint regression. RESULTS: Mortality declined significantly for the entire period (1979-2008) for children with leukemia. Childhood cancer mortality rates declined in the South and Southeast, remained stable in the Middle West, and increased in the North and Northeast. Although the mortality rates did not unilaterally decrease in all regions, the age-adjusted mortality rates were relatively similar among the five Brazilian regions from 2006-2008. CONCLUSIONS: Childhood cancer mortality declined 1.2 to 1.6% per year in the South and Southeast regions. |
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Mortality Rate Childhood Cancer Leukemia Trends |
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