Itinerário diagnóstico e terapêutico de mulheres com câncer de mama no estado Paraíba

Abstract

Breast cancer ranks first among female malignancies, also standing out among the causes of cancer mortality in this population. The Diagnosis and Therapeutic Itinerary is presented through the search for therapeutic care that begins with the discovery of changes in health status. The paths taken by women in search of the correct diagnosis and possible therapeutic modalities go through several obstacles that do not necessarily coincide with predetermined protocols by managers due to the low capacity of the Health System. In this context, the objective of this study was to analyze the diagnostic and therapeutic itinerary taken by women with breast cancer in the state of Paraíba. This is an exploratory research with a qualitative approach using Kleinman's theoretical matrix. Twenty-one women with a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer participated in the research and the sampling process was based on data saturation. The collected data were submitted to Bardin's content analysis. And it was possible to build three articles from the results obtained: Article 1 – Diagnosis and therapeutic itinerary of women with breast cancer: integrative review, Article 2 – Diagnosis and therapeutic itinerary of women with breast cancer in the state of Paraíba and Article 3 – Emotions, thoughts and feelings of women with breast cancer during the discovery and the diagnostic and therapeutic itinerary followed. It was then possible to know the reality and identify the main barriers regarding the access of these patients, it was possible to identify the organization of health care networks in the State of Paraíba, understand the path traced and immerse in the experiences and feelings of each woman.