| dc.description | Introduction. Prostate cancer was the second most frequent cancer
and the fifth leading cause of cancer death among men in 2020. The
incidence rates vary substantially in countries with different Human
Development Indexes (HDI), while the mortality rates decrease with
improved access to the health system, availability of therapies and
earlier detection. Worldwide, population-based cancer registries are
important tools for planning and managing health systems. The
Funda????o Oncocentro de S??o Paulo (FOSP) is responsible to collect,
clean and publicize data from cancer treatment institutions. This
study aimed to describe retrospectively the demographic and clinical
profile of prostate cancer (PC) in Brazil using this database. It is not
an incidence study as data is representative only from specific institutions.
Methods. This was a retrospective observational study of the years
2000 to 2020 from analysis of the publicly available FOSP database
(http://www.fosp.saude.sp.gov.br).
The records were extracted, merged, and cleaned using a fully documented
and validated data process. Only patients included on the
register with a primary PC diagnosis were considered.
Results. From January 2010 to June 2020, there were 943,660 patients
diagnosed with C61 in FOSP database for the considered time period.
The majority of the FOSP database records are from patients who live
and/or were born in SP (91.8 and 58.4%, respectively) orMG(2.8 and
10.5%, respectively). The mean age of PC at baseline was 69 years.
Considering the stage of the disease, the mean ages are 55, 70,
67, 66 and 61, for stages 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. This cohort
was also analyzed in relation to treatments received, and status at the
end of treatment (51.3% are disease-free, 18.4% are alive with cancer,
and 30.3% are dead). Conclusions. FOSP population-based cancer registries are a powerful
tool to obtain information for planning, and improving the
management of healthcare services especially for S??o Paulo. | |
