Mortality Trends from Pancreatic Cancer in Salvador - Brazil, 1980 to 2012

Abstract

Introduction: The pancreatic cancer presents lethality rates approaching 100%, with about 250,000 annual deaths worldwide. Objective: The aim of this paper is to describe the mortality rate trends of pancreatic cancer in the State of Bahia and Salvador city, from 1980 to 2012. Method: Aggregate study, whose data on deaths and on population were obtained from the Mortality Information System and from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, respectively. For the analysis of time trends we used Poisson regression with overdispersion assessment. Results: There was an annual average reduction in standardized mortality rates from pancreatic cancer of 0.83% among men and 0.31% among women in Salvador. In the state of Bahia, the rates increased 2.40% and 1.97% among men and women, respectively. Conclusion: The increasing rates in the State of Bahia, indicating the importance of primary prevention actions against tobacco use and alcohol consumption, the main risk factors associated with the incidence of this neoplasm.