ORAL CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO AN ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL

Objective The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of oral cancer in patients admitted to a referral oncology hospital. Study Design Cross-sectional and descriptive study, in which 166 patients diagnosed with cancer were examined. Results Of the admitted patients, there was a prevalence of males (64.5%) with an average age of 51.7 years and nonwhite color (59%). Among the various types of cancer, acute leukemia (34.9%) was the most prevalent, followed by lymphomas (16.9%), pharynx and larynx (7.8%), mouth (6%), lung (6%), and head and neck cancer (6%). Chemotherapy was the most prescribed (58.4%) therapeutic approach, followed by its association with radiotherapy (18.7%), and only radiotherapy (9.6%). Radiotherapy was the most used treatment for oral cancer. Conclusions In the evaluated sample, oral cancer was the fourth most prevalent type, predominating for the sixth decade of life, in a ratio of 4 males to 1 female. Radiotherapy was the most-used treatment. Financial support: PIBIC.