Temporal trends of women with oral cavity, base of tongue and lip cancers in Brazil: An ecological study covering mortality data from 1980 to 2018.
Leticia Regina Morello SartoriKaio Heide Sampaio NóbregaHelena Silveira SchuchMariana Gonzales CademartoriJosé Alcides Almeida de ArrudaManoela Domingues MartinsLauren Frenzel SchuchAna Carolina Uchoa VasconcelosPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2022)
During the last 38 years, Brazil has shown a significant increase in the trend of the mortality rate due to oral cavity/base of tongue and lip cancers in women. Preventive strategies with control of risk factors should be strongly emphasized in order to improve the survival rates of individuals with oral cavity/base of tongue and lip cancers.