RESUMOO transplante de Medula Óssea é marcado por uma série de empecilhos que interferem no número de doadores, precisando assim de intervenções. Assim, a Liga de Transplantes FM-UFG (LT-FMUFG) atua em campanhas abertas ao público, levando informações e esclarecendo dúvidas, buscando desconstruir mitos e apresentar uma visão humanitária da doação de órgãos. Contudo, com a pandemia do COVID-19 essas campanhas não ocorreram, impactando no número de doadores. Nesse sentido, faz necessário demonstrar os impactos causados pela pandemia no número de doadores de medula óssea. Para isso realizou-se estudo observacional longitudinal retrospectivo de dados secundários fornecidos pelo REDOME, os quais foram relacionados às atividades de extensão da LT-FMUFG. Observou-se um decréscimo de 40,4% e 31,2% no país e no estado de Goiás, respectivamente, em relação a 2019 nos cadastros de doadores de medula óssea. A pandemia influenciou essa redução ao criar um contexto de isolamento social e dificultar a realização de campanhas que conscientizem e incentivem as doações. É através de campanhas que a população consegue informações sobre o processo de doação e cadastro.
INTRODUCTION: Adults aged 80 and over represent the fastest growing segment of the population in emerging countries. Studies of cancer mortality trends in the oldest old population are scarce in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To describe trends in cancer mortality in the Brazilian oldest old, by gender and cancer type, from 2000 to 2017. METHODS: This was a descriptive study with a time trend design, based on data from the Mortality Information System (of the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System). The variables analyzed were year of death, sex and cancer site. The five most common types of cancer were identified, and mortality rates and trends were calculated for each one. Trends were determined using joinpoint regression. In all cases where one or more joinpoints were statistically significant, the average annual percent change (AAPC) was calculated based on the arithmetic mean of the annual percent change (APC), weighted by the length of each segment. The statistical significance of the APC and AAPC was estimated by calculating 95% confidence intervals (CI) with an alpha level of 0.05. RESULTS: Mortality rates increased over time (AAPC = 1.50; 95%CI, 1.20 – 1.70) in both males (AAPC = 1.90; 95%CI, 1.70 – 2.10) and females (AAPC = 1.30; 95%CI, 1.00 – 1.50). Men had higher mortality rates than women. The most common causes of cancer-related death were prostate cancer (AAPC = 1.70; 95%CI, 1.10 – 2.30) in men, and breast cancer (AAPC = 1.90; 95%CI, 1.50 – 2.20) in women, followed by cancers of the lung and bronchus, stomach and colon. All rates increased over time, except in the case of stomach cancer. CONCLUSION: The study revealed increasing mortality rates for screenable and/or preventable cancers, alerting to the need for preventive measures.
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