TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of colonialism on head and neck cancer in Brazil
T2 - a historical essay focussing on tobacco, alcohol and slavery
AU - Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group
AU - Brazilian Group of Head and Neck Cancer
AU - Figueiredo Lebre Martins, Beatriz Nascimento
AU - Dos Santos, Erison Santana
AU - Fonseca, Felipe Paiva
AU - William, William Nassib
AU - Bueno de Oliveira, Thiago
AU - Marta, Gustavo Nader
AU - Freitas Chaves, Aline Lauda
AU - Prado-Ribeiro, Ana Carolina
AU - Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan
AU - Curado, Maria Paula
AU - Saes, Alexandre Macchione
AU - Kowalski, Luiz Paulo
AU - Santos-Silva, Alan Roger
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Colonialism's enduring impact on Brazil has had significant implications for health and oncology outcomes. This historical essay delves into the profound changes brought about by the transatlantic slave trade from Africa to the Americas, particularly in terms of its influence on the economy, sociocultural habits, and health outcomes. This essay explores the enduring connections between the colonial period's operational dynamics in Brazil and the current epidemiological panorama of head and neck cancer (HNC). The examination provides original insights on the role of tobacco and alcohol production and consumption, alongside the investigation of structural racism, which contributes to disparities in access to diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for patients with HNC. This article presents novel visions and an analysis of evidence-based strategies to disrupt the adverse impact of colonialism's legacy on the epidemiology of HNC in Brazil.
AB - Colonialism's enduring impact on Brazil has had significant implications for health and oncology outcomes. This historical essay delves into the profound changes brought about by the transatlantic slave trade from Africa to the Americas, particularly in terms of its influence on the economy, sociocultural habits, and health outcomes. This essay explores the enduring connections between the colonial period's operational dynamics in Brazil and the current epidemiological panorama of head and neck cancer (HNC). The examination provides original insights on the role of tobacco and alcohol production and consumption, alongside the investigation of structural racism, which contributes to disparities in access to diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for patients with HNC. This article presents novel visions and an analysis of evidence-based strategies to disrupt the adverse impact of colonialism's legacy on the epidemiology of HNC in Brazil.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Brazil
KW - Cancer
KW - Colonialism
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Ethnicity
KW - Head and neck neoplasms
KW - Mortality
KW - Prognosis
KW - Tobacco
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85185174114&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100690
DO - 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100690
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38370581
AN - SCOPUS:85185174114
SN - 2667-193X
VL - 31
JO - The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
JF - The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
M1 - 100690
ER -
