We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Defunciones por Tumores Malignos de Bronquio y Pulmón: Descripción según Sexo y Regiones de Chile, 2016-2020.
- Authors
Acuña M., Catalina; Olivares M., Miguel; Fuentes M., Amanda; Jesús Acuña M., María
- Abstract
Lung cancer causes the highest number of cancer deaths in Chile and also is the cancer with the lowest survival rate. The main risk factor is smoking, followed by environmental carcinogens, where in Chile, exposure to arsenic in northern regions of our country would become relevant. The objective of this study is to describe deaths from malignant tumors of the bronchus and lung in the 2016-2020 period in Chile according to sex, region, and risk factors present in the regions of our country. For this, deaths from malignant lung tumor between the years 2016-2020 in Chile were obtained from the Department of Health Statistics and Information, obtaining a sample of 16,180 people. IBM® SPSS Statistics® was used for inferential statistics, applying the X² test to the variables "Sex" according to the year of study and "Region of death" according to the year of study. A map of the mortality rate by region was created. The male sex presented the highest number of deaths (58.5%) and the total number of deaths in women increased, while in men it decreased (p = 0,59). The mortality rates by region were in decreasing order: Antofagasta; Valparaíso; Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctic; and Arica and Parinacota (p <0,05). In regions with low tobacco consumption, environmental pollution would become relevant. Future studies should focus on prevention and screening, especially in regions with a higher mortality rate.
- Publication
Revista ANACEM, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 2, p53
- ISSN
0718-5308
- Publication type
Article