A prevalência do câncer de colo uterino em pacientes atendidas no hospital de referência do município de Barbalha, Ceará.

Abstract

Cancer sickness is determined by the formation of tumors. These tumors can invade tissues and organs, being able to spread (metastasis) to all parts of the body. Being the third most common cancer in the world, cervical cancer (CC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer death among women. Over the past three decades, mortality rates have remained relatively stable. With a variation from 5.0 per 100,000 women in 1979 to 4.7 per 100,000 women in 2011. The incontrovertibility of the early detection of CC through the Pap smear, added to the treatment of intraepithelial lesion, is able to reduce by 90 % The incidence of this type of cancer, having a relevant impact on the reduction of morbidity and mortality rates. In Brazil, factors such as the extreme age groups (women at more advanced or younger ages), black or brown skin color, low schooling, low family income, large number of children, lack of private health insurance Consultation with a doctor in the last 12 months has been linked to failure to perform the Pap smear. The objective of this study was to know the prevalence of cervical cancer in patients attended at a referral hospital in the city of Barbalha, Ceará. The research was descriptive, with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 33 (thirty-three) CC cases that represent the cases attended at the referred hospital in the year 2014. As a data collection instrument, the form was chosen. The presentation of the quantitative data was done through graphs and tables that were constructed from the program microsoft excel 2010. The research obeyed Resolution nº 510, of April 7, 2016, that regulates the norms and guidelines of the research involving human beings . With approval opinion under No. 2.163.761. This study sought to contribute through knowledge about the prevalence of CC. With respect to the tracing profile, one aspect that should be highlighted is that women living with a partner show the disease more frequently. The results show that 100% of women are brown. It was evidenced a little schooling which may contribute to the number of diagnoses. Another result that is important to mention is the fact that patients are treated in many cities, including neighboring states, since this is the only hospital in the interior of the state of Ceará to treat this type of cancer. It was found that the women participating in the study, when seeking the health service, had a high staging degree and could compromise the prognosis, and the large percentage (42%) with no staging information should also be noted. Treatment as a result of the lack of such information. It was concluded that the diagnosis of CC occurs late in all age groups. And the main factor associated with this advanced stage may be linked to the histological type of the tumor, which may not be prone to intervention. Women over 51 years of age, married, with low schooling presented a greater chance of receiving the diagnosis of advanced CC.