COMPARING THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA OF CERVICAL CANCER MORTALITY BETWEEN THE BRAZILIAN CITIES OF SALVADOR AND BARREIRAS, BAHIA

Abstract

Cervical Cancer (CC), even though it can reach high cure rates when early diagnosis occurs, is a severe public health problem, especially in less developed regions, such as interior regions, categorizing itself with increased diagnosis rates and mortality. To conduct a survey of mortality rates by year and age of cervical cancer between 2009 and 2019 and draw a comparative profile of these indicators in the population of Salvador and Barreiras. This is quantitative, descriptive, epidemiological, and cross-sectional research, in which data were obtained through the information contained in DATASUS (http://www.tabnet.datasus.gov.br) and available bibliographies, being processed and listed based on statistical calculations for analysis, considering the years studied. In Salvador, between 2009 and 2019, it was possible to observe an increasing temporal trend over the years for mortality from cancer, unlike Barriers, which had a decreasing rate since 2017, where older women were the most affected in both regions, aged between 50 and 79 years, with similar prevalence in the areas, but with delayed cases in women living in the city of Barreiras. In brief, the results presented the importance of obtaining an early diagnosis for the neoplasm is verified, taking into account that increased rates over the years can be avoided with screening services since it is an easily detectable neoplasm with a high cure rate.