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- Title
Perfil das notificações de câncer relacionado ao trabalho em um hospital referência em oncologia no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.
- Authors
Saldanha da Silva, Jackeline Lazorek; Contrera, Luciana; Villegas Campos, Elen; Almeida Carvalho, Alexandra Maria
- Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that, in the year 2030, 27 million cancer cases, 17 million deaths, and 75 million people with cancer are expected. One in six deaths is related to the disease that has the greatest impact on workers. This study aimed to analyze the notification forms of cancer-related to work in a referral hospital in oncology of the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. Methodology: a quantitative study that analyzed notification forms of work-related cancer (years 2015-2017) in an oncology hospital. Forty-one notification forms were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: 85.4% were male; 87.7% over 50 years old (39.0% between 51 and 70 years old and 48.8% over 70 years old); 51.2% of the white race; 83.0% freelancer; and 62.4% with rural occupation. The most notified cancer was of non-melanoma skin (56.1%) and the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, and stomach (21.9%).
- Subjects
MATO Grosso do Sul (Brazil); BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN race; WORLD Health Organization; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ESOPHAGUS; WORLD health; FREELANCERS
- Publication
Multitemas, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 62, p137
- ISSN
1414-512X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.20435/multi.v26i62.3050