2016
DOI: 10.1590/1414-462x201600020004
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Caracterização do atraso no diagnóstico do câncer de boca e orofaringe em dois centros de referência

Abstract: Resumo Objetivo Estimar se variáveis clínicas e epidemiológicas influenciam no atraso do diagnóstico em dois centros de referência. Métodos Foi realizado um estudo analítico longitudinal retrospectivo. Todos os prontuários de pacientes maiores de 18 anos diagnosticados no período de junho de 2005 a junho de 2013 foram analisados por meio do SPSS® 20. Para testar associações entre as variáveis epidemiológicas e clínicas com os atrasos do paciente e do profissional, foram utilizados os testes: ANOVA, t de Stud… Show more

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“…This is in agreement with a previous study [23] that pointed out the deficiency of care, access and quality of health services or even the lack of governmental programs with the goal of prevention as reasons for the search for private health insurance. It should be noted that few patients, when referred to the HAM, had already been submitted to a biopsy of the lesions and were enrolled with the diagnosis already established, and the average time between the biopsy and the admission to the Hospital was two months.…”
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“…This is in agreement with a previous study [23] that pointed out the deficiency of care, access and quality of health services or even the lack of governmental programs with the goal of prevention as reasons for the search for private health insurance. It should be noted that few patients, when referred to the HAM, had already been submitted to a biopsy of the lesions and were enrolled with the diagnosis already established, and the average time between the biopsy and the admission to the Hospital was two months.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Previous findings [3,23,24] show that educational level, professional activity, economic factors such as monthly income, and lack of self-examination of the mouth are factors that influence the delay in seeking health professionals. Also, delayed diagnosis may be associated with initial oligosymptomatic lesions that are not valued by patients as well as by health professionals, a condition that suggests a lack of knowledge regarding this pathology [23].…”
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“…The disease is often diagnosed in advanced clinical stages and with metastasis, resulting in a worse prognosis, more aggressive and expensive therapies, and a lower cure rate. Therefore, it is important to recognize the individuals at higher risk and elaborate guiding public policies that favor early diagnosis 1,17,18 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Dessa forma entende-se que os serviços odontológicos são aqueles que trabalham com as patologias orais, especialmente os dentes, incluindo também problemas de gengiva, língua, lábios, mucosas orais e paladar [14]. Os serviços odontológicos abrangem o atendimento clínico, orientações sobre higiene oral, diagnóstico, radiologia odontológica, serviços especializados, cirurgias orais de pequenas e grandes complexidades diagnósticos e detecção de câncer bucal e atendimento a pacientes de necessidades especiais [15].…”
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