Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target?
Introduction: Oral cavity malignant neoplasms have a high mortality rate. For this reason, preventive campaigns have been developed, both to educate the population and to diagnose lesions at an early stage. However, there are studies that contest the validity of these endeavors, principally because...
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| author | Renato Paladino Nemoto Alana Asciutti Victorino Gregory Bittar Pessoa Lais Lourenção Garcia da Cunha José Antonio Rodrigues da Silva Jossi Ledo Kanda Leandro Luongo de Matos |
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| description | Introduction: Oral cavity malignant neoplasms have a high mortality rate. For this reason, preventive campaigns have been developed, both to educate the population and to diagnose lesions at an early stage. However, there are studies that contest the validity of these endeavors, principally because the target audience of the campaigns may not conform to the group at highest risk for oral malignancy. Objective: To describe the profile of patients who avail themselves of the preventive campaign, identify the presence of oral lesions in that population, and compare that data with the epidemiological profile of patients with oral cancer. Methods: Cross-sectional historical cohort study performed by analysis of epidemiological data of the campaign "Abra a Boca para a Saúde" collected in the years from 2008 to 2013. Results: In the years analyzed, 11,965 people were treated and 859 lesions were diagnosed, all benign. There was a female predominance (52.7%), with mean age of 44 years (±15.4 years); 26% were smokers and 29% reported alcohol consumption. It is known that the group at highest risk to develop oral cancer is 60to 70-year-old men, who are alcoholic smokers. Conclusion: The population that seeks preventive campaigns is not the main risk group for the disease. This fact explains the low number of lesions and the lack of cancer detection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24987caf739c415b833f3ef273c77d682022-12-21T18:12:14ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology1808-86862015-02-01811444910.1016/j.bjorl.2014.03.002S1808-86942015000100044Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target?Renato Paladino NemotoAlana Asciutti VictorinoGregory Bittar PessoaLais Lourenção Garcia da CunhaJosé Antonio Rodrigues da SilvaJossi Ledo KandaLeandro Luongo de MatosIntroduction: Oral cavity malignant neoplasms have a high mortality rate. For this reason, preventive campaigns have been developed, both to educate the population and to diagnose lesions at an early stage. However, there are studies that contest the validity of these endeavors, principally because the target audience of the campaigns may not conform to the group at highest risk for oral malignancy. Objective: To describe the profile of patients who avail themselves of the preventive campaign, identify the presence of oral lesions in that population, and compare that data with the epidemiological profile of patients with oral cancer. Methods: Cross-sectional historical cohort study performed by analysis of epidemiological data of the campaign "Abra a Boca para a Saúde" collected in the years from 2008 to 2013. Results: In the years analyzed, 11,965 people were treated and 859 lesions were diagnosed, all benign. There was a female predominance (52.7%), with mean age of 44 years (±15.4 years); 26% were smokers and 29% reported alcohol consumption. It is known that the group at highest risk to develop oral cancer is 60to 70-year-old men, who are alcoholic smokers. Conclusion: The population that seeks preventive campaigns is not the main risk group for the disease. This fact explains the low number of lesions and the lack of cancer detection.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942015000100044&lng=en&tlng=enNeoplasias bucaisNeoplasias de cabeça e pescoçoPromoção da saúdeEpidemiologia e bioestatística |
| spellingShingle | Renato Paladino Nemoto Alana Asciutti Victorino Gregory Bittar Pessoa Lais Lourenção Garcia da Cunha José Antonio Rodrigues da Silva Jossi Ledo Kanda Leandro Luongo de Matos Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target? Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Neoplasias bucais Neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço Promoção da saúde Epidemiologia e bioestatística |
| title | Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target? |
| title_full | Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target? |
| title_fullStr | Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target? |
| title_short | Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target? |
| title_sort | oral cancer preventive campaigns are we reaching the real target |
| topic | Neoplasias bucais Neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço Promoção da saúde Epidemiologia e bioestatística |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942015000100044&lng=en&tlng=en |
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