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Determinants of Lack of Access to Treatment for Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Brazil

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  • Maria Nizete Tavares Alves

    (Observatory of Health-Related Socioeconomic Inequalities, Inequities and Vulnerabilities, Centro Universitário FMABC, Santo André 09060-870, Brazil)

  • Maria de Fátima Vasques Monteiro

    (Grupo de Estudos em Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente e Juventude, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Brazil)

  • Fernanda Tavares Alves

    (Médica da Estratégia de Saúde da Família, Juazeiro do Norte 63010-000, Brazil)

  • Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo

    (Observatory of Health-Related Socioeconomic Inequalities, Inequities and Vulnerabilities, Centro Universitário FMABC, Santo André 09060-870, Brazil
    Epidemiology Research Group, Instituto Tocantinense Presidente Antônio Carlos, ITPAC-Porto Nacional, Porto Nacional 77500-000, Brazil)

Abstract

Access to timely treatment is essential for the probability of the cure and reduction of severe breast cancer cases. In Brazil, legislation states that cancer treatment must start within 60 days of diagnosis. This study analyzed the factors associated with lack of access to breast cancer treatment in women with a confirmed diagnosis inserted in the health system. We collected secondary data from Brazilian women with a diagnosis and without treatment from January to December 2019 through the Cancer Hospital Registers developed by the National Cancer Institute. Our findings indicate that most women (60.11%) are diagnosed with stage II cancer but are without treatment. Most of them are aged 18–70 years, non-white race/color, have a low educational level and are from the Southeast Brazilian region. In addition, social inequalities are determinant in women’s lack of access to breast cancer treatment.

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  • Maria Nizete Tavares Alves & Maria de Fátima Vasques Monteiro & Fernanda Tavares Alves & Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo, 2022. "Determinants of Lack of Access to Treatment for Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Brazil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-9, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:13:p:7635-:d:845034
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