Vol. 1 (2021), Interdisciplinary Health Debates
Vol. 1 (2021)

BREAST CANCER TRACKING IN THE CITY OF JOÃO PESSOA

Interdisciplinary Health Debates
Published 2021-05-30
Bruna Katarina da Costa Gomes Katarina da Costa Gomes
Enfermeira pela Faculdade Uninassau-João Pessoa-PB
Joalison Pereira de Araújo
Enfermeiro pela Uninassau-João Pessoa-PB. Enfermeiro da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva da Maternidade Frei Damião, João Pessoa-PB
Karoline de Medeiros Lourenço
Enfermeira pela Uninassau-João Pessoa-PB. Doula e Auriculoterapeuta
Elisangela da Costa Farias
Biomédica pela Uninassau-João Pessoa-PB. Pós-graduanda em Citologia Clínica pela CCE cursos-Recife-PE
Josefa Danielma Lopes Ferreira
Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Doutoranda em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem -UFPB
Séfora Luana Evangelista de Andrade
Enfemeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Doutoranda em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem -UFPB
RASTREAMENTO DO CÂNCER DE MAMA (Portuguese (Brazil))

Keywords

Breast cancer; Tracking Programs; Mammography.

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Katarina da Costa Gomes, B. K. da C. G., Pereira de Araújo, J., de Medeiros Lourenço, K., da Costa Farias, E., Danielma Lopes Ferreira, J., & Luana Evangelista de Andrade, S. (2021). BREAST CANCER TRACKING IN THE CITY OF JOÃO PESSOA. Advanced Studies on Health and Nature, 1. https://periodicojs.com.br/easn/article/view/256
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Abstract

Introduction: Cancer in general, more specifically breast cancer, among women, is considered a major public health problem, due to the increase in the occurrence of cases worldwide. Objective: to analyze breast cancer screening in women treated at the Family Health Units of João Pessoa. Methodology: a descriptive study with a quantitative approach, by collecting secondary data from the Cancer Information System in the city of João Pessoa, 2015. Results: Women of all age groups were included, with altered mammography exam and cases with incomplete data were excluded in the study. Information system, cases in male patients and benign cases registered. Records were found of 144 women with altered mammography results and suspected breast cancer at SISCAN, aged between 27 and 91 years. Final Considerations: The analysis of breast cancer screening in women in the studied municipality revealed suspicion in the age group 50 to 69 years of age, which corroborates with that indicated by the Ministry of Health; BI-RADS results 4 and 5 in most cases recorded.

RASTREAMENTO DO CÂNCER DE MAMA (Portuguese (Brazil))

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