%0 Journal Article
%T Estudo da mortalidade por cancer de laringe no estado de Pernambuco - 2000-2004
%A Pernambuco
%A Leandro de Ara¨²jo
%A Vilela
%A Mirella Bezerra Rodrigues
%J Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia
%D 2009
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S0034-72992009000200010
%X the larynx is considered a site of the greatest occurrence of head and neck neoplasias, and for cancer studies, mortality is one of the most reliable health indicators. aim: to study the mortality by laryngeal cancer in pernambuco during 2000-2004. study format: contemporary cross-sectional cohort. materials and methods: we considered all deaths by laryngeal cancer in residents of pernambuco state between 2000 and 2004, taken from the state's mortality information system (sim/sus). the data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, with the results expressed in tables, graphs and maps, using excel version 2000 and the epiinfo version 6.04b software. results: there was little variation in the mortality coefficient in the years considered for study. the sert£żo mesoregion had the highest number of deaths and fernando de noronha island had the highest mortality rate. the patient profile found was: men, between 60-69 years, brown color, married, with low literacy, who died in a hospital setting. conclusion: we found mortality stability and heterogeneity among the cities. the mortality profile according to social variables corroborates data found in other brazilian states, except for race/color.
%K epidemiology
%K mortality
%K laryngeal cancer.
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