Evolution of Breast Cancer Mortality in Young Woman: Challenges to a Policy of Oncologic Attention

• Autor(a) principal: Albuquerque Martins, Camilla
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Mendonça Guimarães, Raphael, Leiróz Pereira Duarte Silva, Rafael, Pate de Souza Ferreira, Arthur, Lourenço Gomes, Fernanda, Cavalcante Sampaio, João Roberto, Sá de Souza, Monique Darling, de Souza, Tais Suane, Felix Ribeiro da Silva, Monique
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/499
• topic: Feminino; Adulto; Meia-Idade; Neoplasias da Mama-mortalidade; Políticas Públicas; Estudos de Séries Temporais; Female; Adult; Middle Aged; Breast Neoplasms-mortality; Public Policies; Time Series Studies; Femenino; Adulto; Mediana Edad; Neoplasias de la Mama-mortalidad; Políticas Públicas; Estudios de Series Temporales

Introduction: Breast cancer, given its high prevalence, particularly in societies whose epidemiological transition is completed, has been object of a number of population-based studies towards a better understanding of the natural history of the disease, the process of falling sick and mortality. It is speculated that mortality has different patterns according to age. Objective: to evaluate the trend of mortality due to breast cancer in different age groups in Brazil between 1980 and 2011. Method: A descriptive, retrospective study based on secondary data collected from the Department of Information Technology of Sistema Único de Saúde (Unified Healthcare System). The age groups were divided into two groups: up to 50 and older than 50 years old. For trend analysis, we used polynomial regression and joinpoint. Results: The results show an increasing trend in mortality due to breast cancer for women up to 50 years of age, and a decreasing trend for women over 50 years old. Conclusion: It’s necessary a more detailed discussion about the relation between cost and effectiveness, as well as the validity of implementing mammography as an option for younger women in Brazil.