Open AccessUTERUS CANCER PROFILE IN WOMEN RESIDENTS IN MONTES CLEAR, MINAS GERAIS
Author(s) -
Renato da Silva Alves,
Laryane Dias Sales Palma,
Lais Lopes Amaral,
Letícia Gabryella Viana,
Karla Talita Santos Silva,
Joice Fernanda Costa Quadros,
Bruno de Pinho Amaral
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
health and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-5724
DOI - 10.51249/hs.v1i06.577
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , cervical cancer , medicine , gynecology , demography , population , cancer , family medicine , environmental health , sociology
Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the most frequent in the female population, it is related to HPV infection, multiple partners, unfavorable socioeconomic conditions, among other factors. Objective: To know the profile of cervical cancer in women living in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach using data from patients diagnosed with cervical cancer available in hospital records of the José Alencar Gomes da Silva National Cancer Institute (INCA). Results and discussion: In the period analyzed, 555 cervical cancer diagnoses were registered in the database of the José Alencar Gomes da Silva National Cancer Institute (INCA) in the municipality investigated. Conclusion: The data available in the INCA database in relation to women residing in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais indicated adult, married, brown women, with a low level of education and occupations with low wages. Coordinated actions from all public spheres of planning and execution of women's health policy are needed to intensify early diagnosis and treatment.