Compassionate Community of the Slums of Rocinha and Vidigal: Strategy to Help in Cancer Control

Authors

  • Alexandre Ernesto Silva Universidade Federal São João Del Rei (UFSJ). São João Del Rei (MG), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9988-144X
  • Cintia Maia Prates Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Hospital do Câncer IV (HC IV), Unidade de Cuidados Paliativos. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6387-6002
  • Luciana da Silva Couto Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Hospital do Câncer IV (HC IV), Unidade de Cuidados Paliativos. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2870-567X
  • Livia Costa Oliveira Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Hospital do Câncer IV (HC IV), Unidade de Cuidados Paliativos. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-1846

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2024v70n2.4714

Keywords:

Palliative Care, Neoplasms/epidemiology, Compassionate Community

Abstract

There is an increasing understanding of the need for early integration of palliative care in the context of oncology, which could contribute to improve the clinical outcomes and promoting quality of life for the rising number of patients living and dying with the disease. Effective symptom control is a key part of providing effective care for these patients, promoting quality of life, reducing the harmful effects of the disease, and restoring functionality for as long as possible. Amidst the scenario of suffering and precariousness of patients living in the slums of Rocinha and Vidigal, in Rio de Janeiro, “Favela Compassiva” emerges as a driving force combined with public health and the residents themselves, to offer quality of life and a dignified death to patients with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

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2024-05-21

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Silva AE, Prates CM, Couto L da S, Oliveira LC. Compassionate Community of the Slums of Rocinha and Vidigal: Strategy to Help in Cancer Control . Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2024 May 21 [cited 2024 Dec. 13];70(2):e-104714. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4714

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Vol. 70 No. 2 (2024): Apr./May/June

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OPINION

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