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Cancer incidence and mortality in rural workers in the Brazilian Western Amazon

Authors :
Emanuela de Souza Gomes dos Santos
Creso Machado Lopes
Sergio Koifman
Source :
Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 41-48 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2016.

Abstract

Abstract Aim To conduct an exploratory study about cancer incidence and mortality in rural workers in the state of Acre, Brazil. Methods The Proportional Cancer Incidence Ratio (PCIR) was calculated for rural male workers who live in Rio Branco, Acre, with histological diagnosis of cancer, and the Cancer Mortality Odds Ratio (CMOR) comparing cancer deaths occurred in rural workers in the state of Acre with those occurred in people with other occupations in the period from 2007 to 2012. Results High and statistically significant PCIR were observed for tumors of larynx, PCIR = 7.55 (95% CI 4.23-12.46); melanoma, PCIR = 11.44 (95% CI 6.55-18.54); and non – Hodgkin lymphoma, PCIR = 10.00 (95% CI 5.17-17.50) compared to the population of Rio Branco. Regarding the mortality compared analysis, we can observe CMOR = 6.94 (95% CI 1.73-27.89) for pancreatic cancer and CMOR = 13.89 (95% CI 1.25-153.60) for cancer of the urinary tract. Conclusion The results suggest an increase in the incidence estimates of mortality for selected tumor sites among rural workers that are consistent with the literature.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
1414462X
Volume :
24
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.983167f26c7b41628ee3f603ff5957b8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/1414-462X201600010131