Epidemiological Changes in the Histological Subtypes of 35,018 Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cases in Brazil

• Published in: Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 97; pp. 66 - 72
• Main Authors: Costa, Guilherme, Thuler, Luiz Claudio Santos, Ferreira, Carlos Gil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-07-2016
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology; Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Adenocarcinoma - ultrastructure; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brazil - epidemiology; Brazil and epidemiology; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - mortality; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - ultrastructure; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - ultrastructure; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Histology; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology; Lung Neoplasms - mortality; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Lung Neoplasms - ultrastructure; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Non-small-cell lung cancer; Prevalence; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Retrospective Studies; Smoking - epidemiology; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Adenocarcinoma; Non-small-cell lung cancer; Histology; Brazil and Epidemiology; Brazil and epidemiology
• ISSN: 0169-5002; 1872-8332
• DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.04.019

Highlights • The profile of patients with lung cancer is largely unknown in developing countries. • In Brazil, an epidemiological shift occurred regarding histology of lung cancer. • There was a significant increase in the number of cases of lung cancer in women. • There was a significant increase in the number of metastatic lung cancer.