2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) - ePosters-EP.01C.01 Evolution of Lung Cancer Mortality Rates in Brazil (1996-2022).

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The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela, analyzed lung cancer mortality rates in Brazil from 1996 to 2022, focusing on individuals aged 35 and older. Lung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths, particularly among men, despite Brazil's robust tobacco control measures. The researchers utilized data from the Sistema de Información de Mortalidad del Sistema Único de Salud de Brasil, employing methods like crude and age-adjusted rate calculations and joinpoint regression models to determine trends.<br /><br />Key findings reveal that 570,594 individuals died from lung cancer in the studied period, with a significant majority (61.8%) being men. The analysis of mortality trends shows varied patterns between genders. For men, crude mortality rates began decreasing around 2005, with significant declines noted between 2019 to 2022. Conversely, the rates for women have shown stability since 2016, although there has been a near doubling of crude mortality rates among women since 1996. However, the age-adjusted rates for both genders illustrate a more marked decrease in recent years, especially from 2016 onward for women.<br /><br />Overall, the trend demonstrates an improvement in lung cancer mortality rates in Brazil, which the researchers attribute to successful public health initiatives and tobacco control policies, despite challenges like population aging. The study highlights the importance of continuing these efforts to maintain and further reduce lung cancer mortality.

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Julia Rey Brandariz

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Speaker Julia Rey Brandariz

Topic Risk Factors, Risk Reduction & Tobacco Control

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lung cancer

mortality rates

Brazil

tobacco control

University of Santiago de Compostela

gender differences

public health initiatives

age-adjusted rates

joinpoint regression

Sistema Único de Salud