Skin cancer incidence in rural workers at a reference hospital in western Paraná
An. bras. dermatol
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94(2): 157-163, Mar.-Apr. 2019. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Abstract BACKGROUND:
Skin cancer is common in Brazil and is related to sun exposure, among other risk factors. There are no data on the incidence of malignant skin neoplasm in rural workers in western Paraná.OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the incidence and profile of rural workers who were diagnosed with skin cancer at a reference service in Cascavel, western Paraná, in the last five years (2011-2016).METHODS:
This retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out through a review of the anatomopathological reports of rural workers diagnosed with skin cancer at Cascavel Oncology Center (CEONC), in Cascavel. The following variables were collected year of diagnosis, age, gender, injury location and histological subtype.RESULTS:
A total of 681 cases of malignant epithelial neoplasia were identified, with a higher frequency in the 61-70 age group. Data analysis showed an increase of about 210% in the occurrence of skin cancers in the last 5 years. The cephalic region was the most affected, and the most common histological subtype was nodular basal cell carcinoma. There was no association between gender and location. STUDYLIMITATIONS:
This is a retrospective study and analysis of a secondary data bank.CONCLUSION:
This study is a regional estimation of the incidence of cutaneous neoplasms and provides evidence of a considerable increase in the number of diagnoses in rural workers from western Paraná, Brazil. Moreover, it is possible to conclude that the sample group studied is at risk of developing skin cancer.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Carcinoma Basocelular
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Melanoma
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
Dermatologia
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fundação Assis Gurgacz/BR
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