HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IN A CITY WITH A URANIUM MINE IN THE INTERIOR OF BAHIA
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Respiratory Tract Neoplasm, Uranium, Radon, Primary PreventionAbstract
INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer is a type of cancer with a high fatality rate due to the lack of early diagnosis, and, therefore, there is a concern with its prevention. Among its risk factors, smoking and exposure to radon stand out, which can be formed from the decay of uranium, representing the main cause of lung cancer in non-smoker. OBJECTIVES: To compare the rate of hospital admissions for malignant neoplasia of the respiratory system from January 2008 to February 2020 in Caetité-BA, with the rate of admissions in Bahia and Southwest Bahia. METHODOLOGY: This is an epidemiological study of the ecological type, analyzing data obtained from the DATASUS database and from estimates by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística for the year 2019.The data were tabulated calculated in the Microsoft Excel 2016 program. RESULTS: It was observed that in Caetité-BA there was an admission rate of 51.01/100 thousand inhabitants, while in the southwest of Bahia and in Bahia this number was 47.95 and 56.43, respectively. DISCUSSION: There was a lower rate of hospitalizations in Caetité-BA compared to the state of Bahia, but a higher rate compared to the Southwest of Bahia. Such data contradict studies that indicate a higher risk for lung cancer in regions with greater exposure to radon, however, some factors can explain this difference, such as: possible underreporting of cases and study design, since in the studies observed the comparison was made with residential radon levels. CONCLUSION: Further studies are needed to establish a relationship between the presence of uranium mines and the number of hospital admissions for malignant neoplasms of the respiratory system in Caetité-BA.
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