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GASTRIC CANCER AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS
Ioná Galvão de Azevedo1, Izabel Cristina Leal Muniz Carneiro2, Marília Tokiko Oliveira Tomiya3
1Hospital of Clínics of University Federal of Pernambuco.. iona.galvao@uol.com.br.
Background:
despite the decline in its incidence and mortality rate, gastric cancer continues to be the 4th most common tumor and the 2nd cause of death in the world.
Objective(S):
to analyze the factors associated with gastric cancer in hospitalized patients.
Method:
Transversal study of case series type made at Recife hospitals. The data were obtained from a questionnaire adapted from a previously validated model, which consists of socioeconomic factors, eating habits, lifestyle, family history of cancer, infection by H. pylori and anthropometric data.
Results:
among 33 patients, there was a slight prevalence of women aged ≥ 60, from rural areas, with low education and income levels. According to IMC, 57.6% were eutrophics and 69.7% at nutritional risk when used % PP. It was found that 42.4% did not undergo any examination for H. pylori, 48.5% had a genetic predisposition, 75.8% were sedentary, 60.6% smokers and former smokers, 51.5% addicted to alcohol and 36.4% were overweight patients. There was frequent consumption of salty foods, fried foods, and low intake of fruits, foods containing nitrates / nitrites and inadequate food storage.
Conclusion:
low socioeconomic status, physical inactivity and inappropriate diet patterns were prevalent factors for gastric cancer in the treated group.
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