Incidência de câncer nas regiões brasileiras e suas associações às Políticas de Saúde

The incidence of cancer throughout Brazil expresses the sanitary condition in which the country finds itself, which requires a health system capable of positively interfering with such situations. The incidence rates of lung, tracheal, bronchus, esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, anus, prostate, lip, and oral cavity cancer, malignant skin melanoma, and other malignant skin neoplasias were analyzed, verifying the tendencies in the Regions of Brazil and their relationship with existing public policies in this period. This cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted with data obtained from DATASUS and the National Cancer Institute (INCA). Different incidence patterns of the main types of cancer were observed between the Regions of Brazil, with higher rates of prostate, breast, skin, colon, rectum, and anus cancer, which continuously increased in the period analyzed. Lung, bronchus, and tracheal cancer tended to stabilize, while stomach cancer decreased among males in the Southeast Region. Hence, limitations are recognized in the cancer control process, although there are successes as well – which agrees with the good results in the implemented health policies, especially those related to primary health care actions.