ANÁLISE ESPACIAL DA MORTALIDADE DO CÂNCER DE MAMA E COLO DE ÚTERO NO BRASIL EM 2004

Raíla Souza Santos; Ana Luiza Barreto Zapponi; Enirtes Caetano Prates Melo

doi:10.9789/2175-5361.2009.v1i2.%p

Spatial Analysis of the Mortality of Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer in Brazil in 2004

Authors

Raíla Souza Santos UNIRIO
Ana Luiza Barreto Zapponi UNIRIO
Enirtes Caetano Prates Melo UNIRIO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2009.v1i2.%25p

Keywords:

Neoplasias da mama, Neoplasias uterinas, Mortalidade, Enfermagem em saúde pública.

Abstract

In Brazil, breast cancer and cervical cancer has become a major public health problem due to the high number of deaths. Objective: To analyze the distribution of deaths from breast cancer and cervical cancer in Brazil. Methods: Descriptive population-based study examined deaths of women in Brazil, diagnosed with breast cancer and cervical cancer, mapping the flow of cases from home to health services in Brazil, in 2004. Results: The spatial distribution of mortality from breast cancer showed a high concentration in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul and for cervical cancer in North. Conclusion: Mortality from breast cancer and cervix showed large variation among Brazilian regions, reflecting the impact of access to health services and quality of records.

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Author Biographies

Raíla Souza Santos, UNIRIO

Bolsista PIBIC/CNPq, aluna do 8º período do curso de graduação em Enfermagem da UNIRIO. Tem experiência na área de Enfermagem, com ênfase em Enfermagem Epidemiológica, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: sistemas de informações sobre mortalidade e internação; utilizando como ferramenta o programa TabWin ; georeferenciamento; análise e compreensão dos problemas relacionados com o câncer de mama e colo de útero; cuidado na perspectiva das coletividades.

Ana Luiza Barreto Zapponi, UNIRIO

Brasileira. Graduanda de Enfermagem, Bolsista FAPERJ. Aluna da Escola de Enfermagem Alfredo Pinto da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Enirtes Caetano Prates Melo, UNIRIO

Brasileira. Enfermeira Doutora em Ciências pela Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública - FIOCRUZ. Professora Adjunta III do Departamento de Enfermagem de Saúde Pública da Escola de Enfermagem Alfredo Pinto da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

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Published

2009-10-09

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Santos RS, Zapponi ALB, Melo ECP. Spatial Analysis of the Mortality of Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer in Brazil in 2004. Rev. Pesqui. (Univ. Fed. Estado Rio J., Online) [Internet]. 2009Oct.9 [cited 2024Jul.20];1(2). Available from: https://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/378

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2009)

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