SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF WOMEN WITH CANCER IN THE GENITAL TRACT WHO UNDERWENT RADIATION THERAPY

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.58467

Keywords:

Cancer of female genital organs, Cervical cancers, Radiotherapy, Health profile, Hospital records.

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of women with cancer in the genital tract who underwent radiation therapy at the Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas between 2010 and 2014.
Method: Ecological study of 880 files of the Hospital-based Cancer Registry. Descriptive statistics, with calculation of the prevalence rate was used in the analysis.
Results: The higher incidence, 204 cases (23.18%) occurred in the age group of 40-49 years; with a higher prevalence rate from 60 to 69 years, 165 cases (82.28%) for every 100,000 women. Stage III with 315 cases (35.8%), cervical topography with 695 cases (78.97%) and respective prevalence rates 12.97%, 28.61%. Of the total cases of cervical cancer, 274 (39.77%) were from Grande Florianópolis (Santa Catarina, Brazil) and 99 (14.37%) from the southern macro-region. Conclusion: The importance of cervical cancer, the need for public policies for disease prevention and early diagnosis of pre-neoplastic and/or cancer lesions are reaffirmed here.

Author Biographies

Anizelle Aline Lopes da Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Membro do Laboratório de Pesquisa Cuidando & Confortando.

Luciana Martins da Rosa, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do Departamento de Enfermagem e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão do Cuidado em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Vice-Líder do Laboratório de Pesquisa Cuidando & Confortando.

Soraia Dornelles Schoeller, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do Departamento de Enfermagem e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da UFSC.

Vera Radünz, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Professora do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Maria Manuela Martins, Núcleo de Investigação de Enfermagem de Família (NIEF). Center for Health Technology and Services Research – FMUP.

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora. Núcleo de Investigação de Enfermagem de Família (NIEF). Grupo de Investigação - NursID: Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem – CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research – FMUP.

 

Henriqueta Ilda Verganista Martins Fernandes, Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto. Membro do Center for Health Technology and Services Research.

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora. Mestre em Ciência de Enfermagem e PhD em Educação. Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto. Membro do Center for Health Technology and Services Research - CINTESIS

Érica Bernardes Duarte, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

7Graduanda em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Laboratório de Pesquisa Cuidando & Confortando. Bolsista PIBIC- UFSC, convênio com o Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

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Published

2019-02-27

How to Cite

Silva, A. A. L. da, Rosa, L. M. da, Schoeller, S. D., Radünz, V., Martins, M. M., Fernandes, H. I. V. M., & Duarte, Érica B. (2019). SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF WOMEN WITH CANCER IN THE GENITAL TRACT WHO UNDERWENT RADIATION THERAPY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 24. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.58467

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Vol. 24 (2019)

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Research

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