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Review
. 2018 Jan-Feb;44(1):55-64.
doi: 10.1590/S1806-37562017000000135.

Lung cancer in Brazil

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Luiz Henrique Araujo  1   2 , Clarissa Baldotto  1   2 , Gilberto de Castro Jr  3   4 , Artur Katz  4 , Carlos Gil Ferreira  5   6 , Clarissa Mathias  7 , Eldsamira Mascarenhas  7 , Gilberto de Lima Lopes  8   9 , Heloisa Carvalho  4   10 , Jaques Tabacof  8 , Jeovany Martínez-Mesa  11 , Luciano de Souza Viana  12 , Marcelo de Souza Cruz  13 , Mauro Zukin  1   2 , Pedro De Marchi  12 , Ricardo Mingarini Terra  3 , Ronaldo Albuquerque Ribeiro  14 , Vladmir Cláudio Cordeiro de Lima  15 , Gustavo Werutsky  16 , Carlos Henrique Barrios  17 ; Grupo Brasileiro de Oncologia Torácica
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Review

Lung cancer in Brazil

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Luiz Henrique Araujo et al. J Bras Pneumol. 2018 Jan-Feb.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Lung cancer is one of the most incident types of cancer and a leading cause of cancer mortality in Brazil. We reviewed the current status of lung cancer by searching relevant data on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the country. This review highlights several issues that need to be addressed, including smoking control, patient lack of awareness, late diagnosis, and disparities in the access to cancer health care facilities in Brazil. We propose strategies to help overcome these limitations and challenge health care providers, as well as the society and governmental representatives, to work together and to take a step forward in fighting lung cancer.

O câncer de pulmão é um dos tipos de câncer com maior incidência e uma das principais causas de mortalidade por câncer no Brasil. Revisamos a situação atual do câncer de pulmão por meio de pesquisa de dados relevantes a respeito de prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento no país. Esta revisão mostra várias questões que precisam de atenção, tais como controle do tabagismo, educação dos pacientes, desconhecimento por parte dos pacientes, diagnóstico tardio e desigualdade de acesso ao tratamento de câncer no Brasil. Propomos estratégias para ajudar a superar essas limitações e desafiamos os profissionais de saúde, a sociedade e os representantes do governo a trabalhar em conjunto e dar um passo à frente na luta contra o câncer de pulmão.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Brazilian National Cancer Institute estimate for new cancer cases in 2016 by gender. Adapted from Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Crude and age-adjusted lung cancer mortality rates by gender. Brazil, 1980-2007.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Prevalence of EGFR mutations around the world. EGFR mutations are in general more prevalent in Asian countries, whereas Latin American countries tend to have an intermediate prevalence between Asia and Europe/North-America. NR: not reported. Adapted from Werustky et al.
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