Neoplasms in the microregion of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia

Abstract

The incidence of breast cancer, stomach and prostate cancers have increased considerably in the world, resulting from changes in the morbidity and mortality profile. Studies on the occurrence of this type of pathology provide information on the epidemiological profile of a given region, which directly reflects the importance of studying the control and prevention of disease, and the development of measures for treatment. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of breast, prostate and stomach cancers as well as your histological profile in the microregion of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia. To do so, 3269 patients were analyzed, for the period 2009-2013, provided by the Laboratory of Pathology and Cytopathology MICRO, by applying a questionnaire to analyze variables such as gender, age, year of biopsy and its histological subtype. Among the investigated cancer, prostate was more occurring, corresponding to 70.5% of the analyzed reports. Followed by breast neoplasias, who presented the most common histological subtype infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Gastric adenocarcinoma intestinal type was the predominant histologic type found in the collection among the cancers of the stomach. Thus, the study provides a basis about the occurrence profile of cancers in the microregion of Vitória da Conquista, indicating that they follow the previously reported epidemiological patterns to other regions.