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The path a woman with breast cancer takes in the public health system (SUS): from the first sign of the disease to the start of treatment

Patient journey with breast cancer in the care pathway of the Unified Health System (SUS): time elapsed from the first symptom to treatment

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-696v3km
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-11
Start date
2025-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Women&apos

Interventions

This prospective cohort study will analyze data from women diagnosed with breast cancer who are referred for consultation at the Advanced Breast Diagnosis Center of the Hospital das Clínicas, Federal

Sponsors

Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares - EBSERH
Lead Sponsor
Centro Avançado de Diagnóstico da Mama do Hospital das Clínicas
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women aged 18 years or older who agree to participate in the project and sign the Informed Consent Form -ICF; residing in municipalities within the state of Goiás; users of the Brazilian Unified Health System - SUS; diagnosed with breast cancer; referred for initiation of treatment at the Advanced Breast Diagnosis Center of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Goiás -CORA-HC/UFG; and who began treatment at least six months prior

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women who do not meet the inclusion criteria; who decline to participate in the study; or who present physical or cognitive limitations that restrict their ability to take part in the research

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to evaluate the staging of breast cancer and the time elapsed from the first symptom to the start of treatment in the patient journey within the care line established by the Unified Health System (SUS), as well as oncological outcomes, in the State of Goiás, according to age group and area of interest (Itaberaí, Goiânia, and other municipalities in Goiás)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to describe the staging at breast cancer diagnosis, estimate the time interval from the first symptom to diagnosis, estimate the time interval from the first symptom to the start of treatment according to age group and group of interest, and compare epidemiological indicators between age groups and groups of interest (types of tumors diagnosed, type of treatment, disease-free survival, overall survival, cancer-specific survival).—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactPriscila Watanabe

Universidade Federal de Goiás

prisciladiaswatanabe@yahoo.com.br+55(62)36448933

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)