PROFILE OF SUS ONCE PATIENTS IN THE CITY OF VALENÇA: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593162307036

• Palavras-chave: Cancer; oncological profile; epidemiology;

• Keywords: Cancer; oncological profile; epidemiology;

• Abstract:

  Cancer is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Brazil, the late diagnosis of this disease emphasizes an important public health problem. It is necessary to know the epidemiology of the oncological profile of patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate the profile of oncology patients from the municipal health network in the municipality of Valença, state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, based on the medical records of the oncology outpatient clinic of the Faculty of Medicine. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative and observational, descriptive and retrospective study. Of the total of 458 hospitalized patients, 196 were female and 262 were male. Among women, the most frequent diagnosis of cancer was colon cancer (21.4%) followed by breast cancer (18.4%), while among men the most frequent diagnosis was prostate cancer (34.4%). followed by colon cancer (16.1%). Male patients diagnosed with cancer are older than female patients and were smokers (57.6%) and had systemic arterial hypertension (51.2%). Regarding female patients, almost half (49.2%) also had hypertension and about 38.9% were smokers. Among men, on average those diagnosed with prostate cancer were older (71 years) and those diagnosed with esophageal cancer were the youngest (62 years). At the same time, among women, those diagnosed with esophageal cancer were the oldest (68 years old) and those diagnosed with uterine cancer were the youngest (57 years old). 100% of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer were smokers and, of this total, about 65% were also hypertensive. Smoking represented 94% of female patients and 93% of male patients with lung cancer. Among men, with the exception of patients with colon cancer (38.1%), the majority (>50%) were smokers. This study is expected to offer information on the profile of different types of cancer, being a strategic component for the efficient and effective planning of cancer prevention and control programs in Brazil.