Intervention Strategies for Adherence to the Treatment of Childhood Cancer: Case Report

Abstract

Introduction: Childhood cancer is considered as public health problem because of the impact on mortality. The abandonment of treatment is indicated as one of the main causes of failure in therapy; because of this, strategies to avoid abandonment are fundamental for the improvement of treatment outcomes in low-and middle-income countries. Case report: Patient 4 years 11 months, admitted in the institution with abdominal mass on the right of rapid growth. Biopsy confirmed malignant disease. The treatment included chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The patient had irregular follow-up with multiple faults in appointments, scheduled exams and treatment due to the socioeconomic context in which he was inserted. The multiprofessional team advised the family about the importance of treatment, seeking to safeguard the child's health, as well as ensuring continuity of treatment. The implemented strategies were: institutional, articulation with the network and social support. Conclusion: after several interventions by INCA's multiprofessional team, it was possible to contribute to the child's adherence to the proposed treatment.