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Título

THE RELATION BETWEEN SMOKING AND LUNG NEOPLASM IN BRAZIL: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC PROFILE OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED BY LUNG CANCER.

Introdução

Lung cancer is the most common type of neoplasm in the world, and the main cause of death by cancer in men. For women, it is the third most common e second main cause of death by cancer. As a unique etiologic agent, tobacco is the main risk factor in the development of lung neoplasm. Globally, it is estimated that 80% of the cases of cancer in men and 50% in women every year are caused by smoking.

Objetivo

To analyse the relation between the percentage of current users of tobacco derived products and the taxes of hospitalization by lung cancer per 100 thousand habitants in the Brazilian states from January, 2008 to April, 2021.

Método

The former study was done according to the transversal epidemiologic study model, the data was collected in the DATASUS database, and the National Health Research 2019 from the Brazilian Statistic Institute database. The data were tabulated in the program Microsoft Excel 2016, where were calculated the taxes and the values of the linear regression (Pearson correlation coefficient and p value).

Resultado

In the studied period there were 272,763 hospitalizations by lung cancer in Brazil. It was noticed that the male sex had a higher number of hospitalization (n=155,526) when compared to the female sex (n=117,237). Another point to be highlighted is the age group of 50 to 79 years, which had the higher number of hospitalized patients (n=216115). While doing the percentage correlation of the user of tobacco derived products and lung cancer, it was observed a significant positive correlation (r=0,6422 and p=0,0003). Among the states, was worth to highlight Rio Grande do Sul, which has presented the second higher percentage of current users of tobacco (n=15,8), and the higher tax of hospitalizations by lung cancer (n=369,019), and Pará, that presented the second lowest percentage of current users of tobacco (n=10,8) and the lowest tax of hospitalization by lung cancer (n=31,562).

Conclusão

The former study strengthens the relation, well known in the literature, about lung neoplasm and tobacco derived products. This study, therefore, point out the importance of the fight against tobacco and its derived products in the prevention of new cases.

Palavras-chave

Smoking; Lung Neoplasm; Epidemiology.