Tendências da Mortalidade por linfomas em Goiânia, no período de 2010 a 2021

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the mortality from Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, in Goiânia, from 2010 to 2021. Methods: The study comprised a time series analysis, which used secondary data obtained through the Mortality Information System (SIM), from the Department of Informatics from the Goias State Health Office (https://indicadores.saude.go.gov.br/public/oncologia.html). Deaths and mortality rates were evaluated using descriptive statistics and the annual percentage change (APC) in the mortality rate was calculated using Poisson regression, empoying the Joinpoint Software (http://surveillance.cancer.gov/joinpoint /). Results: 543 deaths from lymphomas were recorded during the study period, with deaths from non-Hodgkin's lymphomas significantly more prevalent. Mortality rates did not show a significant increase over the years, despite the variations observed. Conclusion: The study highlights that, although mortality rates from lymphomas in Goiânia have not increased significantly, the high number of deaths from non-Hodgkin's lymphomas reinforces the need for public health strategies capable of providing early diagnosis and more effective treatment of the disease, in addition to the importance of new research to elucidate the heterogenicity of recorded mortality rates.