EPIDEMIOLOGIC PROFILE OF ADULTS WITH CANCER: A STUDY IN SOUSA-PB

Authors

  • MILENA NUNES ALVES DE SOUSA
  • PATRICIO JÚNIOR HENRIQUE DA SILVEIRA
  • RAQUEL CAMPOS DE MEDEIROS
  • TARCIANA SAMPAIO COSTA
  • ROSA MARTHAVENTURA NUNES

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Cancer, Diagnosis, Prevention.

Abstract


Objective: To identify the epidemiologic profile of adults with cancer living in the city of Sousa-PB. Method: Epidemiological, descriptive and field as a backdrop to the urban and rural municipality cited which data collection was carried out in the year 2102, 60 patients from a questionnaire previously validated. Results: The sample consisted mostly of women (68%), aged 30-80 years (100%), married (68%), low education (94%), non-white skin (42%) and income of a minimum wage (73%). Regarding the type of cancer, the most frequently reported were breast cancer (36%) and skin (16%). Still, the diagnosis was made in the last three years (75%), therapeutic regimens chemotherapy (47%), half showed adverse reaction (50%) and the main risk factor is heredity (53%). Conclusion: It is fundamental to creation of strategies to facilitate patient access to health services for effective therapy, since early diagnosis associated with therapy provides a cure and improving the quality of life of patients neoplastic.

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SOUSA, M. N. A. D., SILVEIRA, P. J. H. D., MEDEIROS, R. C. D., COSTA, T. S., & NUNES, R. M. (2014). EPIDEMIOLOGIC PROFILE OF ADULTS WITH CANCER: A STUDY IN SOUSA-PB. Fiep Bulletin - Online, 84(2). Retrieved from https://www.fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/4619

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TRABALHOS PUBLICADOS

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