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Critical review of cancer mortality using hospital records and potential years of life lost

ABSTRACT

Objective

To determine and discuss cancer mortality rates in southern Brazil between 1988 and 2012.

Methods

This was a critical review of literature based on analysis of data concerning incidence and mortality of prostate cancer, breast cancer, bronchial and lung cancer, and uterine and ovarian cancer. Data were collected from the online database of the Brazil Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva.

Results

The southern Brazil is the leading region of cancer incidence and mortality. Data on the cancer profile of this population are scarce especially in the States of Santa Catarina and Paraná. We observed inconsistency between data from hospital registers and death recorded.

Conclusion

Both cancer incidence and the mortality are high in Brazil. In addition, Brazil has great numbers of registers and deaths for cancer compared to worldwide rates. Regional risk factors might explain the high cancer rates.

Keywords
Neoplasms/mortality; Hospital records; Potential years of life lost; Brazil

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