Desenho de um programa de diagnóstico precoce para câncer de colo de útero no Ceará

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In Brazil, this cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in women, the most common type in some less developed areas of the country. It is increasingly necessary to invest in health promotion and improving assistance to women, so many complications can be prevented or detected early through the actions of primary care, which involve a qualified assistance, a comprehensive monitoring by the Family Health Team, including the Community Health Agents, which exert prevention, promotion, recovery and rehabilitation of the people fully and continuously, leading to health closer to the community. The uterus is Life Project aims to empower Community Health Workers to promote health and contribute to reducing the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer. It will be developed in the city of Acaraú. The expected results are to contribute to reducing the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer early detection in women and economic efficiency, since the investments made with early treatment, ie in its early stages, are smaller than Investments in advanced stage and ensure greater assertiveness and efficiency in healing and reducing the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer.