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Penile Cancer Mortality in Brazil: Are We Making Progress?

Thiago Camelo MourãoArtur Agostinho BeraldiGisele Aparecida FernandesPlínio Ramos Pinto NetoRafael Valente BatistaJayme Quirino Caon NobreMaria Paula CuradoStenio de Cassio Zequi
Published in: JCO global oncology (2024)
Brazil has experienced increasing mortality trends in PeC over the past 2 decades. Low schooling, married, and young men from the North or Northeast regions represent the majority of deaths. Urgent efforts are needed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of PeC to prevent and reduce mortality rates in the country.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • middle aged
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • young adults
  • squamous cell