EVOLUTION OF THE INCIDENCE AND SURVIVAL OF BRONCHOGENIC CARCINOMA IN THE PROVINCE OF CASTELLÓN (SPAIN) FROM 2004 TO 2017.

Abstract

BACKGROUND // Bronchogenic carcinoma (BC) is the second most frequent worldwide and the most lethal tumour in both sexes. Its incidence varies not only among countries but also among different areas of the same country. So, the aim of this work was to analyse the evolution of its incidence and survival in the province of Castellón from 2004 to 2017 and to compare them with those of de rest of the country.

METHODS // A retrospective observational study was carried out from patients diagnosed with BC and registered in the Castellón Tumour Register from 2004 to 2017. Survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method whereas to estimate the relationship among different variables both the chi-square and ANOVA test were used.

RESULTS // 4,346 cases were diagnosed, whose mean age was 67.5±11.3 years, 85.2% men, the most frequent histological types were adenocarcinoma (28.3%) and epidermoid carcinoma (25.1%). The gross global incidence was 53.4 cases/105 inhabitants, 90.9 cases/105 men and 15.7 cases/105 women. Median global survival at five years was 12.7%, 12% in men and 18.4% in women.

CONCLUSIONS // The global incidence of BC in Castellón is lower than the national one, having remained stable in men while it is double in women. Global survival at five years is less than 15%, being higher in women than in men, nevertheless it increases compared to that of previous studies.