Characterization of woman due to breast cancer in Bahia, Brazil, 2012 -2016

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To characterize women hospitalized for malignant breast cancer in Bahia from 2012 to 2016.  METHOD: Descriptive study, ecologic of time serie, using secondary data were gathered from the Hospital Information System (SIH-SUS) on period of 2012 to 2016 on State of Bahia, available on site of DATASUS. The population consisted of women in the age group between 20 and 59 years. The following variables were used: age group, macro region of incident, race/color. RESULTS: In the period, there were 11.787 hospitalizations for breast cancer with larger proportion in women on age of 50 to 59 years old (42,6%)  and color/race brown. The macro region of East of State presented larger frequency (57,1%) of hospital admissions. The death rate between women hospitalized was bigger in age category of 50 to 59 years old (9,7%).  CONCLUSION: Women on age 50 to 59 years old and color/race brown are the most hospitalized due to breast cancer. The data submitted allowed chart a profile of morbidity for cancer in Bahia and yours macro regions and served of subsidies for strategy of trouble confrontation.