2009
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-83
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A model to optimize public health care and downstage breast cancer in limited-resource populations in southern Brazil. (Porto Alegre Breast Health Intervention Cohort)

Abstract: Background: Breast cancer (BC) is a major public health problem, with rising incidence in many regions of the globe. Although mortality has recently dropped in developed countries, death rates are still increasing in some developing countries, as seen in Brazil. Among the reasons for this phenomenon are the lack of structured screening programs, a long waiting period between diagnosis and treatment, and lack of access to health services for a large proportion of the Brazilian population.

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“…No ano de 2004, foi iniciado o projeto Núcleo Mama Porto Alegre (NMPOA), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, resultado de uma parceria público-privada entre a Associação Hospitalar Moinhos de Vento e a Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Porto Alegre, contando com o apoio do Ministério da Saúde a partir de 2009 10 . A principal meta do projeto é avaliar a efetividade de um programa organizado de rastreamento de câncer de mama para mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade social.…”
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“…No ano de 2004, foi iniciado o projeto Núcleo Mama Porto Alegre (NMPOA), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, resultado de uma parceria público-privada entre a Associação Hospitalar Moinhos de Vento e a Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Porto Alegre, contando com o apoio do Ministério da Saúde a partir de 2009 10 . A principal meta do projeto é avaliar a efetividade de um programa organizado de rastreamento de câncer de mama para mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade social.…”
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“…The full description of this project has been published elsewhere (13). Briefly, the project aims to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an early detection and treatment program for underserved women between the ages of 40 and 69 years through yearly breast clinical exam and mammography.…”
Section: Study Design Setting and Samplementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Finally, few studies focused on underserved women, among which barriers to screening are possibly different from the ones observed in the general population. In 2004, we started a screening project to test the effectiveness of an early diagnosis and treatment program for underserved women in Southern Brazil (13). The objective of this study was to evaluate screening adherence and related factors in women who have undergone at least their first mammogram after an invitation to a screening program.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Brazil, in the last decade the opportunistic screening has allowed increased detection of a larger number of initial cases 14,15 . However, until 2009 this modification had not yet generated reduction of mortality from breast malignancies 4,16 .…”
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confidence: 99%