The Cervical Cancer Care Line in Amazonas State: an Analysis from Prevention to Treatment of Precursor Lesions

Abstract

Introduction: Cervical cancer has high morbidity and mortality in Amazonas State, which shows the importance of consolidating a care line that seeks the best use of resources in actions of promotion, prevention, early detection and treatment. Objective: Draw a panorama of this care line in Amazonas State, evaluate the indicators of screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer and compare the total number of performed procedures with the recommendations for cancer care line effectiveness from 2016 to 2019. Method: Descriptive quantitative approach study analyzing the performance of procedures of the cervical cancer care line in Amazonas State, based on secondary data of the National Immunization Program Information System of the Outpatient and Hospital Information Systems of the SUS – National Health System, of the National Supplementary Health Agency and of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics of. Results: The analyses demonstrated that the vaccination goals (80%) were not achieved in the period investigated. The number of procedures performed did not reach the recommended parameters, even in the years when the best results were obtained: cytopathological exams (-47.20%) in 2017, colposcopies (-83.14%) in 2016 and biopsies (-63.60%) in 2019. Conclusion: The results obtained reveal flaws in the strategy throughout the entire trajectory of the care line, none of the parameters analyzed reached its goal, reinforcing the need to invest in more efficient prevention strategies to make the care line more organized.