Assistance to Children and Teenagers with Cancer in Minas Gerais: Portrait of a Decade

Abstract

Introduction: Cancer in children and teenagers has global epidemiological relevance. Objective: To know and describe the epidemiological, clinical and care settings of the children and teenagers with cancer treated in Minas Gerais from 2007 to 2016. Method: An exploratory, descriptive study with secondary data via integrator RHC about the records of care in the State of children and teenagers with cancer. Results: There were 4,953 visits to children and teenagers with cancer. Predominate: age range of 15 to 19 years; male subjects; and brown. The most frequent primary site of the tumor was the hematopoietic system. The primary basis for the diagnosis of the tumor that predominated was the histology of the primary tumor. The first treatment received at the hospital that predominated was chemotherapy; the reasons for not dealing more filled after the "not applicable", "other reasons" and "no information" options were "death" and "treatment carried out". "Stable disease" meaning "stable patient" was the disease state at the end of the first most obser ved treatment. The most frequent clinic at the beginning of the treatment was Oncology Clinic. The result "Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia" was the most frequent among histological types identified. We found 36 institutions that make up the oncology network in 21 municipalities of the State. There was a reduction of records / services to children and teenagers with cancer. Conclusion: The proposed characterization and description were reached and portrayed the visits in Minas Gerais, to children and teenagers with cancer between 2007 and 2016.