Objective: To analyze the temporal trend of incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to sex and age, in Greater Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, from 2000 to 2016. Methods: Ecological time series study, with cases of CRC (C18 to C21) diagnosed from 2000 to 2016, of residents of Greater Cuiabá (Cuiabá and Várzea Grande), in Mato Grosso. Information on the cases was obtained from the Population-Based Cancer Re...
Objective: To analyze the correlation between colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality rates and socioeconomic factors in the five mesoregions (North, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Center-South) of the state of Mato Grosso, from 2005 to 2016. Methods: Ecological study, which considered deaths from CRC (C18 to C21) of residents of the state. Mortality rates were standardized by the direct method, using the world ...
Objective: To analyze the spatial distribution of the four-year rates of mortality from cancer in Mato Grosso state, Brazil, in the period from 2000 to 2015. Methodology: Ecological design study, in which mortality from neoplasia was analyzed, from 2000 to 2015, for the municipalities of the Mato Grosso state. Mortality rates due to cancer were calculated by the ratio of the sum of deaths by cancer in each quad...