Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area
<p><strong>Background</strong>: skin cancer has a high incidence, with an upward trend worldwide. These carcinomas are preventable both by lifestyle changes and by detecting lesions indicative of malignant transformation.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determ...
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| author | Yanet Hernández Caballero María del Carmen Pérez Cuesta Leticia Rómulo Ávila Yoenny Peña García |
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| description | <p><strong>Background</strong>: skin cancer has a high incidence, with an upward trend worldwide. These carcinomas are preventable both by lifestyle changes and by detecting lesions indicative of malignant transformation.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determine the risk factors for skin cancer in the population of office number 4 of the Delicias Health Area.<br /><strong>Method</strong>: an epidemiological, observational, analytical study of cases and controls was carried out in the period 2017-2021. The study population consisted of 13 patients (case group) and 26 patients (control group), for a total of 39 cases included, all over 15 years of age. The variables were studied: age, sex, skin color, occupation, time of exposure to the sun, means of protection, contact with chemical substances. The information was obtained from the medical records and a questionnaire, it was analyzed through the percentage calculation, the Chi2 and the odd ratio.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: participants older than 55 years (38.5 %), male sex (69.2 %) predominated. They had a higher risk of skin cancer: those with white skin color (Chi2: 3.3; OR: 6.4; p<0.05), occupation with sun exposure (Chi2: 4.4; OR: 5, 5 p<0.05), more than 3 years in the occupation (Chi2: 3.3; OR: 6.4; p<0.05), exposed after 11 a.m. (Chi2: 3.3; OR: 3.6 p<0.05), without use of protective means (Chi2: 7.8; OR: 14; p<0.05), contact with chemical products (Chi2: 7.4; OR: 8.8; p<0.05) and a family history of cancer (Chi2: 2.6; OR: 3; p<0.05).<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: those over 55 years of age and men predominated, a statistical and causal association was demonstrated between skin cancer and the risk factors studied.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f2610644311465094b3233c3ff1c5e62025-01-30T21:22:02ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342022-12-01124452460608Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias AreaYanet Hernández Caballero0María del Carmen Pérez Cuesta1Leticia Rómulo Ávila2Yoenny Peña García3Policlínico Comunitario Delicias Rafael Izquierdo.Policlínico Comunitario Delicias Rafael Izquierdo. Las Tunas.Policlínico Comunitario Delicias Rafael Izquierdo. Las Tunas.Filial de Ciencias Médicas de Puerto Padre Isabel Hernández. Las Tunas.<p><strong>Background</strong>: skin cancer has a high incidence, with an upward trend worldwide. These carcinomas are preventable both by lifestyle changes and by detecting lesions indicative of malignant transformation.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determine the risk factors for skin cancer in the population of office number 4 of the Delicias Health Area.<br /><strong>Method</strong>: an epidemiological, observational, analytical study of cases and controls was carried out in the period 2017-2021. The study population consisted of 13 patients (case group) and 26 patients (control group), for a total of 39 cases included, all over 15 years of age. The variables were studied: age, sex, skin color, occupation, time of exposure to the sun, means of protection, contact with chemical substances. The information was obtained from the medical records and a questionnaire, it was analyzed through the percentage calculation, the Chi2 and the odd ratio.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: participants older than 55 years (38.5 %), male sex (69.2 %) predominated. They had a higher risk of skin cancer: those with white skin color (Chi2: 3.3; OR: 6.4; p<0.05), occupation with sun exposure (Chi2: 4.4; OR: 5, 5 p<0.05), more than 3 years in the occupation (Chi2: 3.3; OR: 6.4; p<0.05), exposed after 11 a.m. (Chi2: 3.3; OR: 3.6 p<0.05), without use of protective means (Chi2: 7.8; OR: 14; p<0.05), contact with chemical products (Chi2: 7.4; OR: 8.8; p<0.05) and a family history of cancer (Chi2: 2.6; OR: 3; p<0.05).<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: those over 55 years of age and men predominated, a statistical and causal association was demonstrated between skin cancer and the risk factors studied.</p>https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1195cáncer de pielestilos de vida saludablesfactores de riesgo |
| spellingShingle | Yanet Hernández Caballero María del Carmen Pérez Cuesta Leticia Rómulo Ávila Yoenny Peña García Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area Revista Finlay cáncer de piel estilos de vida saludables factores de riesgo |
| title | Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area |
| title_full | Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area |
| title_fullStr | Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area |
| title_short | Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area |
| title_sort | risk factors for skin cancer in the salud delicias area |
| topic | cáncer de piel estilos de vida saludables factores de riesgo |
| url | https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1195 |
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