Table 5.

Comparison of mortality rates for breast and cervical cancer in Brazil in selected studies.

Breast cancer
Study	Location	Period	Tendency
Cecilio et al[24]	Brazil	1980–1995	Crescent
Andrade et al[25]	Salvador	1979–1996	Stable
Nakashima et al[26]	Santos	1979–1999	Crescent
Arruda et al[22]	Paraná	1980–2002	Crescent
	Rio Grande do Sul	1980–2002	Crescent
	Santa Catarina	1980–2002	Crescent
Study	Acre	1980–2014	Crescent
Cervical cancer
BRASIL[2]	Belém∗	1980–1997	Decrescent
	Para∗	1980–1997	Decrescent
Wunsch and Moncau[27]	São Paulo∗	1980–1999	Stable
Penha et al[23]	Rio Grande do Sul∗	1979–1998	Crescent
Fonseca et al[28]	Salvador†	1979–1997	Decrescent
World Health Organization (WHO)[18]	Rio Grande do Sul†	1979–1995	Stable
Alves et al[29]	Minas Gerais†	1980–2005	Decrescent
De Carvalho et al[30]	Acre†	1980–2014	Decrescent. Stable
Cecilio et al[24]	Brasil∗	1980–1995	Decrescent