Breast cancer in Brazil: epidemiology and treatment challenges

Figures & data

Figure 1 Representative geographic distribution of Brazilian macroregions and their respective cancer estimates for the year 2014.

Notes: The main population agglomerates are the South and Southern Regions. Data were obtained from the Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA) (2014).²³

Figure 2 Breast cancer mortality rates in Brazil in the period 1992–2012.

Note: Data were collected from the DATASUS online database (DATASUS, 2011).⁸

Table 1 Number of deaths associated with breast cancer and specific age groups in the period 1992–2012

Age group (years)	Number of deaths from breast cancer	%
30–39	14,374	7.1
40–49	37,279	18.6
50–59	48,910	24.5
60–69	41,975	21.0
70–79	32,346	16.7
Over 80	22,825	11.4

Note: Data were collected from the DATASUS online database (DATASUS, 2014).⁸

Table 2 Distribution according to the BI-RADS of mammograms performed in the period 2009–2013

Age group (years)	BI-RADS 0, n	BI-RADS 4, n	BI-RADS 5, n	BI-RADS 6, n	Total, n
35–39	66,386	6,166	744	474	73,770
40–44	239,799	20,152	1,716	852	262,519
45–49	296,264	27,979	2,526	1,228	327,997
50–54	269,948	28,595	3,076	1,299	302,918
55–59	198,735	22,964	3,033	1,155	225,887
60–64	137,011	17,479	2,773	900	158,163
65–69	80,756	12,056	2,164	678	95,654
Over 70	69,893	14,480	3,697	1,101	89,171

Note: Data were collected from the DATASUS online database (DATASUS, 2014).⁸

Abbreviation: BI-RADS, Breast Image Reporting and Data System.

Figure 3 Timeline representing the main treatment options employed under Brazil’s public health system (SUS) for treating breast cancer patients.

Abbreviations: AC, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide; CMF, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil; FAC, 5-fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide; SUS, Sistema Único de Saúde.

Instituto Nacional de CâncerControle do Câncer de Mama: fatores de risco [Breast cancer control: risk factors] [webpage on the Internet]Rio de JaneiroMinistério da Saúde Available from: http://www2.inca.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/acoes_programas/site/home/nobrasil/programa_controle_cancer_mama/fatores_riscoAccessed July 28, 2014 Portuguese

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DATASUS [database on the Internet]Ministério da Saúde2008 Available from: http://www2.datasus.gov.br/DATASUS/index.php?area=01Accessed July 28, 2014 Portuguese

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