Estudo sobre a mortalidade dos tipos de câncer mais comuns na infância em Goiânia

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Objective – To study the mortality of the most common cancers in children in Goiânia, analyze the temporal trend of the mortality rates for the period from 2000 to 2015, according to the gender and age group. Method s– The study of ecological time series (2000 to 2015), observational, historic series type of population base in the city of Goiânia. The mortality data were extracted from the Mortality information system. The cases were stratified by age, into three groups: 0 to 4 years; 5 to 9 years and 10 to 14 years. Trend analyses using Poisson regression model. Results – There were 187 deaths from Leukemia, lymphoma and cancer of the central nervous system in the period of 2000 to 2015. Standardized mortality rates of 12.59 1 million deaths were of children for both sexes, by year. Of these, 117 (15.14 per 1 million) were male and 70 (18.80 per 1 million). In boys, 28.20% of children from 0 to 4 years died from 2000 to 2015 of pediatric cancer, 32.47% between 10 and 14 years and the increased frequency was observed in children from 5 to 9 years (39.31%). In boys, 28.20% of children from 0 to 4 years died from 2000 to 2015 of pediatric cancer, 32.47% between 10 and 14 years and the increased frequency was observed in children from 5 to 9 years (39.31%). In girls, as often occurred in children aged 5 to 9 years, 36%. Conclusion – The most deadly cancer was leukemia in boys. It was verified a priori that the mortality in children is greater than in girls. On trend analysis by gender it was observed that there was an increase of mortality, females of 2.5% for males and stabilization of 0.4% per year.