Age concentrated 22% of death deaths from 2018 to 2023, according to the Brazilian College of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis
Data from the Oncology Brazil Panel, analyzed by CBR (Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnosis by Image), indicate that more than 108,000 women under 50 were diagnosed with breast cancer in Brazil from 2018 to 2023 – an average of one in 3 women diagnosed with the disease.
For the entity, the numbers reinforce the importance of expanding breast cancer tracking by performing mammography in women under 50 and over 70 years, age groups that are not included in the standard recommendation of preventive exams in the SUS (Unified Health System).
Detail
The survey shows that from January 2018 to December 2023, Brazil recorded more than 319,000 breast cancer diagnostics, 157,400 in women aged 50 to 69 years, currently recommended age range for tracking.
Among women aged 40 to 49, 71,204 cases of breast cancer were recorded, while 19,576 women aged 35 to 39 also received the diagnosis of the disease. Together, both occurrences represent 33% of the total cases diagnosed in the period.
Among women over 70, 53,240 cases of breast cancer were identified.
More cases
The CBR warns of the growth of total breast cancer cases in the country. In 2018, 40,953 diagnostics were recorded, compared to 65,283 in 2023 – 59% in 6 years.
São Paulo leads the diagnoses in absolute numbers, with 22,014 cases in the period observed, followed by Minas Gerais (11,941 cases), Paraná (8,381 cases), Rio Grande do Sul (8,334 cases) and Bahia (7,309 cases).
In the age group of 50 to 69 years, currently contemplated by priority tracking, São Paulo also has the largest number of cases (36,452), followed by Minas Gerais (18,489 cases), Rio de Janeiro (13,658 cases), Rio Grande do Sul (13,451 cases) and Paraná (10,766 cases).
Death
The survey states that there were 173,690 breast cancer deaths in the country from 2018 to 2023. The number went from 14,622 in 2014 to 20,165 in 2023 – an increase of 38% in this period.
“Although there was a reduction in deaths between 2020 and 2021, especially in some age groups, the numbers grew again by 2022 and 2023, possibly due to the impact of pandemic, which impaired access to adequate diagnosis and treatment.”says the CBR.
“The interruption of tracking during this period has generated an accumulated effect, contributing to the increase in mortality”complete the entity.
The numbers also show that 38,793 women under 50 died of breast cancer, which corresponds to 22% of the total deaths in the period. Among women over 70, 56,193 deaths (32% of the total) were recorded.
Early tracking, according to CBR and based on expert reports, can reduce breast cancer mortality by up to 30%. “This means that half of the lives lost to the disease could be saved with a diagnosis at the right time”declares the entity.
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