(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-01-15) SOARES, Helena Cecília Branches; SANTANA, Mary Elizabeth de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6616236152960399
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of mortality in Brazil and in the world, must to the fact of the cases are diagnosed in advanced stages, often resulting in palliative treatment. The research analyzed the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with lung cancer patients treated at the University Hospital João de Barros Barreto, describing their risk factors. This is a descriptive, retrospective exploratory study with a quantitative approach carried out from 2010 to 2013. It was carried out a descriptive statistical analysis with frequency distribution, tables and non-parametric statistical tests. The variables analyzed included the demographic and clinical data of patients. Data collection was performed at the Department of Statistics and Medical File hospital records of 160 patients older than 18 years, of both sexes, people with lung cancer. The results showed a predominance of males with 97 (60.6%) aged 61-70 years (73.7%); 63 (39.4%) were females aged 51-60 years (37.5%), with respect to education 95 (59.4%) possessed incomplete primary education for both sexes. Were smokers 84.4%. Highlights the need for investments and strategies for early detection of lung cancer as well as the adoption of educational sensitizing the population in encouraging smoking cessation, thus demonstrating the importance of nursing on these actions in order to contribute to the reduction in mortality rates from lung cancer.
