2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-790x2008000400007
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Características epidemiológicas de casos de câncer de boca registrados em hospital de Uberaba no período 1999-2003: um alerta para a necessidade de diagnóstico precoce

Abstract: Foi realizado estudo de 101 casos de carcinoma epidermóide de boca registrados em Hospital de Uberaba, no período de 1999 a 2003. Informações sobre sexo, idade, cor de pele, nível instrucional, tabagismo, etilismo, uso de prótese, localização da lesão, estado da doença ao final do seguimento, estádio clínico e origem do encaminhamento foram obtidos dos prontuários e analisados estatisticamente pelos testes de correlação linear, Qui-quadrado, t-Student e Kaplan-Meier. A relação homem/mulher foi de 3,8:1. A faix… Show more

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“…Daher et al (2008) found rates of 24.53% for patients rout by the public health and 69.51% of patients rout by private practice. These rates can be influenced by the treatment methods (KAWAKITA et al, 2012).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 94%
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“…Daher et al (2008) found rates of 24.53% for patients rout by the public health and 69.51% of patients rout by private practice. These rates can be influenced by the treatment methods (KAWAKITA et al, 2012).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…The low survival rates and the high percentage of advanced stages reflects the need of bigger attention to oral cancer (DAHER et al, 2008). Therefore, this study proposes to conduct a survey of the macroscopic and microscopic features of oral lesions of patients diagnosed with OSCC.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In some institutions, an average of more than 100 cases per year has been recorded (Table 1) [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] . It is possible that the language and dimension of programs and campaigns against oral cancer are not ideal when considering the socioeconomic diversity of the country.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In turn, the population After several decades, epidemiological studies able to trace the profile of brazilian patients with oral cancer (table 2) 17-30, [32][33] , with some variations related to lifestyle and region. Examples of these variations are seen in (1) Santa Catarina, which has one of the highest rates of UVB-index in Brazil and is high the incidence of actinic cheilitis and squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip in Caucasian 31,38 ; (2) Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, where the mate drinking has been associated to oral cavity cancer risk 30 ; (3) agricultural areas, especially in Northwest Brazil, where rural workers are exposed to the sun and have a greater risk of developing lower lip cancer, especially when associated with tobacco 17,[19][20][21][22][23] ; (4) Southeast Brazil, where the incidence of cancer of the tongue and floor is high and strongly related to tobacco and alcohol consumption [24][25][26][27][28][29] . In North and Central-West regions, there is a lack of epidemiological data relating to oral cancer.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Este fato está relacionado ao gênero masculino por estar exposto mais precocemente aos carcinógenos (10,22,32). No entanto, nos últimos anos tem sido observada uma diminuição dos casos de carcinoma, atribuída à mudança de hábitos (5,8,18,20,31,34).…”
Section: Gênerounclassified