Análise temporal da mortalidade por câncer de mama em mulheres nordestinas no período de 2007 a 2017.

Abstract

Breast cancer is a disease caused by uncontrolled enlargement of abnormal breast cells, which multiply themselves, then forming a tumor of higher incidence in women. Its high mortality rates may be related to the low availability of health care actions, especially in poorer Brazilian regions. The aim of this study was to analyze the mortality in northeastern women affected by breast cancer from 2007 to 2017. This is a descriptive, retrospective, time series retrospective, epidemiological study based on data contained in the information system from the Sistema Único de Saúde, DATASUS, tabulated by color / race, age, education, marital status and year of death in women in the Northeast. According to color / race, the highest prevalence of women with malignant breast cancer was brown (16,611). Regarding the age group, women between 50 and 59 years old (7,782) are the most affected, totaling 31,651 cases in the northeast region. The low level of education had a strong influence on the number of deaths, while the marital status did not show a risk factor for the diagnosis of breast cancer, showing a direct relationship for the better coping with the disease. Finally, the states with the highest number of deaths were Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco. It is evident that the problem of malignant breast cancer in women emerges as a serious public health problem, affecting a large portion of this population and with increasing incidence of mortality in recent years, even after the elaboration of public policies that enable the precocious tracking and detection.