Marcela Andrade Rodrigues da Costa
Laís Marques Sampaio
Júlia Pessoa Portela de Sa
Ana Karoline Oliveira de Moura
Renara Natália Cerqueira Silva
Renato Silva

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Introduction: Stomach neoplasm is one of the types of most common cancers and has a high mortality due to hard early diagnosis. The first symptoms are inespecific, with an incidence apex between 50 to 70 years old. In Brazil, gastric cancer is the third cause of cancer in males and the fifth in females.

Objectives: Trace the epidemiological profile of the patients with malignant stomach neoplasm who deceased from January 2018 to February 2023 in the brazilian Northeast.

Methods: This is a retrospective research, on a temporary series, done using the data of the Statistics Department of the Unified Health System (DATASUS-Tabnet), using data related to stomach câncer deaths, in people with 30 to 69 years old, from January 2018 to February 2023 in brazilian northeast. The variables selected were: sex, age, and auto-declared race. The Google Scheets program was used to table and evaluate the data. The research dismisses the approval by the Ethical Committee due to the use of public data.

Results: Between January 2018 and February 2023, was evaluate 2521 deaths. At the evaluation by sex, 59,02% of deaths were in males (n=1488). About race, 82,74% (n=2086) correspond to deaths in mixed race. Concerning age, 42,36% (n=1357) of cases were between 60 to 69 years old. Conclusion: After the
comparative evaluation of the data, evidenced that mortality by malignant stomach neoplasm is prevalent in mixed race males between 60 to 69 years old.

Keywords: Stomach neoplasms; Stomach; Antineoplastic protocols.