title: [Quality of life, prevalence and profile of patient with malignant neoplasm: a case-control population-based study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  this study had the aim to know the prevalence, profile and the quality of life (QoL) of patients with malignant neoplasm in a small Southern Brazilian county. Besides largely studied this study is justified due a lack of information in the Brazilian population.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cross-sectional population-based and case-control study. The data were collected between May to August 2008 in all residences of the municipal district and, for each sick individual a sex and age matched control were selected. QoL was evaluated through WHOQOL-Bref.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty eight patients were identified with age between 11 to 90 years (mean 62.9 ± 16.5). The prevalence of individuals with malignant neoplasm was 1% in the municipal district and those had statistically worst QoL when compared with controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This census performed in the district of Luzerna/ Brazil showed that 1% of the district population has cancer and the results indicate that that specific population has poorer QoL, independently of age and tumor kind.
authors: Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Brasil.
authors: Marcelo Carlos
authors: MC
authors: Bortoluzzi
authors: Erlo
authors: E
authors: Lutz
authors: Andréia Antoniuk
authors: AA
authors: Presta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D055815:Young Adult