Clinical-epidemiological profile of women with cervical cancer in the North of the State of Tocantins

Abstract

Cervical cancer (CC) is a worldwide public health problem and stands out in the North of the State of Tocantins as the leading cause of the cancer death. It is the fourth most common type cancer in women, with an estimate of 570 thousand new cases and 311 thousand deaths from this disease worldwide in 2018. The lack of effective screening increases the incidence of late diagnosis weighing on the budgets of developing countries, which are the most affected. The objective of this work is to describe the epidemiological profile of the woman treated which a diagnosis of cervical cancer in Northern of Tocantins. Materials and methods: It is a descriptive, retrospective, quantitative-interpretive study with analysis of data collected from 2000 to 2015 by the Health Information System of the Hospital Cancer Registry (SIS-RHC) linked to the Regional Hospital of Araguaína (HRA). The data were tabulated in spreadsheets for analysis of the variables evaluated. Results: 2.664 women with cervical cancer treated at the HRA were analyzed during this period. Within the existing stages, the stages 0, I and II were considered “early staging”, and stages III and IV were considered “late staging”. Conclusions: The factors occupation, race, education and smoking were well defined in the incidence of this tumor, especially in the case of late staging. The challenges are many to obtain adequate medical assistance, mainly in the Northern Region of Tocantins and adjacent regions. The knowledge of the epidemiological profile of these women will be important for the development of new health prevention policies, improving the incidence and mortality from this tumor.