National Cancer Institute and the 2023 -2025 Estimate – Cancer Incidence in Brazil - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2023;45(1):01-02
As part of the celebration of the National Cancer Awareness Day (November 27), the launch of the 2023 estimate of the incidence of cancer in Brazil was on November 23, 2022 at the headquarters of the National Cancer Institute (INCA) in Rio de Janeiro, including the 21 most frequent tumors in the country. The estimate is an important planning and management tool in oncology in Brazil and provides fundamental information for the definition of public policies.
During the three-year period (2023–2025), of the total of 704,000 new cases of cancer each year in the country, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, an estimated 244,000 occur in women and 239,000 in men. Regarding regions, 70% of cases are expected for the South and Southeast regions. Breast cancer in women (South: 71.44/100 thousand; Southeast: 84.46/100 thousand), prostate cancer (South: 57.23/100 thousand; Southeast: 77.89/100 thousand) and colon and rectum (South: 26.46/100 thousand; Southeast: 28.75/100 thousand) are the three most frequent types in these two regions.,
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As part of the celebration of the National Cancer Awareness Day (November 27), the launch of the 2023 estimate of the incidence of cancer in Brazil was on November 23, 2022 at the headquarters of the National Cancer Institute (INCA) in Rio de Janeiro, including the 21 most frequent tumors in the country. The estimate is an important planning and management tool in oncology in Brazil and provides fundamental information for the definition of public policies.
During the three-year period (2023–2025), of the total of 704,000 new cases of cancer each year in the country, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, an estimated 244,000 occur in women and 239,000 in men. Regarding regions, 70% of cases are expected for the South and Southeast regions. Breast cancer in women (South: 71.44/100 thousand; Southeast: 84.46/100 thousand), prostate cancer (South: 57.23/100 thousand; Southeast: 77.89/100 thousand) and colon and rectum (South: 26.46/100 thousand; Southeast: 28.75/100 thousand) are the three most frequent types in these two regions.,
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