Epidemiological Nexus of Work-Related Cancer in the City of Londrina-PR

Abstract

Introduction: Work-related cancer has been a condition of compulsory notification since 2004 in the Unified Health System, however, health services have not incorporated this practice into their working routines. Objective: To describe the process of establishing the epidemiological nexus of work-related cancer in a reference hospital in the city of Londrina-PR, from the selection of the case to the notification in the national system of notifiable diseases. Method: Qualitative, descriptive approach study, whose data was collected through the record of occupational history. The epidemiological nexus was identified when it was possible to meet the criteria of temporality, biological plausibility and bibliographic coherence between occupational activity and the type of cancer diagnosed. Results: 579 anamneses were carried out, and of these, in 305 it was possible to establish an epidemiological nexus between cancer and work, after keying in the database of the Notifiable Diseases Information System. Conclusion: The study presents a methodology that allows the identification and notification of cases and that can be reproduced in other health services, in order to give visibility to work-related cancer.