Incidência e mortalidade da neoplasia maligna de fígado na América Latina

Abstract

Objectives: To analyze trends in incidence and mortality for liver cancer in Latin America. Methods: time series ecological study, with incidence data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and mortality data from 17 countries of the World Health Organization (WHO). Results: There was a trend towards increased incidence for liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer in most countries, with higher incidence rates in Goiânia (Brazil) and Quito (Ecuador) in the age group 60-74 years. For mortality, there was a downward trend for most countries. The highest mortality rates occurred in males aged 60-74 years in Belize 46.9 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants and in Guatemala 42.0 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants in females.Conclusion: The trend of incidence of liver cancer in Latin America was increasing in most of the countries studied. For the mortality trend of the 17 countries analyzed, there was stability and reduction in trends. We observed that in the age group of 60-74 years, in the countries of Brazil, El Salvador and Nicaragua showed an increase for males and Panama for females.