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Observational Study
. 2021 Jun 4;74(5):e20200695.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0695. eCollection 2021.

Epidemiological profile of women with gynecological cancer in brachytherapy: a cross-sectional study

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Luciana Martins da Rosa  1 , Maria Eduarda Hames  1 , Mirella Dias  2 , Gisele Martins Miranda  1 , Camila Beltrame Bagio  1 , Maristela Jeci Dos Santos  1 , Luciana Puchalski Kalinke  3
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Observational Study

Epidemiological profile of women with gynecological cancer in brachytherapy: a cross-sectional study

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Luciana Martins da Rosa et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .
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Abstract

Objective: to analyze the sociodemographic and clinical profile of women with gynecological cancer in brachytherapy.

Method: a cross-sectional study including records of 1,930 visits of women in brachytherapy assisted between 2006-2016 in Santa Catarina (Brazil). Collection was performed in 2019, in an institutional bank, submitted to frequency measurements, chi-square test, 95% confidence intervals, significance level of 0.05.

Results: women aged 40-59 years (47.2%), white (93.3%); with elementary school (65%); cervical cancer (78.5%); stages II-III (73.3%) figured prominently. In the comparison of staging proportions in the topography variable, a higher proportion of malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri unspecified in the grouped III-IV staging (84.6%).

Conclusion: the profile analysis shows the need for screening and health education for prevention and/or early detection of gynecological cancers and training of nurses specialized in radiotherapy to care for women's health.

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