Início Perfil clínico epidemiológico do câncer gástrico: revisão integrativa
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Perfil clínico epidemiológico do câncer gástrico: revisão integrativa
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Introduction: Stomach Cancer (or Gastric Cancer) is the growth of abnormal cells in the organ of this digestive system and can occur anywhere in its extension. Much of this type of tumor occurs in the mucous layer (the inner lining layer), appearing in the form of irregular small lesions with ulcerations (rupture of the mucous tissue) - characteristics of cancers or malignant tumors. Objective: To characterize the clinical epidemiological profile of gastric cancer in patients with the disease. Revision: It is an integrative review developed in five stages: careful search in the LILACS and MEDLINE databases; selection of articles, dissertations, theses and monographs according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the proposed theme; analysis of articles, dissertations, theses and monographs, which will be suitable in categories according to the approach; year of publication, which will be the type of study and journal in which it was published; construction of the article and public defense of it. Results: In this integrative review, 04 articles were analyzed that met the inclusion criteria previously established. Final considerations: The research showed the highest incidence of gastric cancer in males between the ages of 40 and 60, but this incidence has been decreasing, according to some recent articles, the choice of healthy eating habits and the decrease in consumption of alcoholic beverages and smoking habits, are favorable factors for the decline of this pathology.
Keywords: adenocarcinoma, stomach cancer, feeding behavior, stomach neoplasms, health promotion, digestive system.
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