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Revista Cubana de Medicina
versão On-line ISSN 1561-302X
Resumo
COBAS BRIZO, Marvelis. Lung cancer mortality in Caimanera municipality. Rev. Cuban de Med [online]. 2022, vol.61, n.3 Epub 01-Set-2022. ISSN 1561-302X.
Introduction:
Lung cancer is a chronic disease and it constitutes a public health problem worldwide.
Objective:
To determine factors related to lung cancer mortality.
Methods:
A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in 7 patients with lung cancer at Ramón López Peña polyclinic in Caimanera municipality, Guantánamo province from 2017 to 2019.
Results:
In the study, the female sex predominanted with 5 smoking patients who represented 42.8%, included in the age group between 60-69 years (71.4%). Out of the patients studied with personal pathological history of chronic respiratory disease, those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were more frequent, representing 85.7%. Lung cancer was the basic cause of death. In 2018, mortality increased in three cases, and in 2019 it decreased to two cases.
Conclusions:
It was determined the factors related to the decrease in lung cancer mortality from the increase in other cancers.
Palavras-chave : mortality; lung cancer; smoking habit.