Out of ten cases of head and neck cancer in Brazil, eight are identified at an advanced stage. Is what reveals research from the National Cancer Institute (INCA), published in the international scientific journal The Lancet Regional Health Americas. The publication is one of the most prestigious in the sector.
The Study Study at the stage of the diagnosis of head and neck tumors in Brazil: a comprehensive analysis of cancer hospital records, investigated 145,000 cases between 2000 and 2017, and also proved that the lower the patient’s level of education, the higher the higher Probability of severe stage diagnosis.
The tumors that appear in the mouth, oropharynx, larynx (the vocal cords), nose, nasal, nasopharynx, neck, thyroid, scalp, face and neck, according to the Brazilian society of Brazilian society are Head surgery to neck.
Most people diagnosed with the disease are 60 years old. However, Inca noted that, in the most severe cases, patients are younger, 50, 40 and 30 years old, especially people without basic education or incomplete education and the poorest. Men under the age of 50, low education, who smoke and consume alcohol, were eight in ten of the serious cases.
Researchers also draw attention to regional inequalities in the prevalence of the most advanced internship in the northern region of the country and advocate more actions to favor early diagnosis.
“The focus now is to make access to consultations and expert exams, with less bureaucracy, from the referral by primary care teams,” said Inca epidemiologist Flávia Nascimento de Carvalho, responsible for the research , the result of your doctorate.
The chances of healing for head and neck cancer are 90%if treated early on. These are signs of sore throat discomfort, a wound that does not heal, change in voice or hoarseness and nodules.
In 2011, President Luiz Inacio Lula had laryngeal cancer that, diagnosed, was treated and cured.
