Pilot Project - Ambassadors: Women in Defense of Breast Health

Background and context: The estimate of new cases of breast cancer in Brazil in 2017 totaled 57,960 cases (INCA - National Cancer Institute). In addition to this estimate, we know that 75% of Brazilians are public health care users, which include patients fighting BC, who face several problems ranging from lack of early diagnosis to the lack of access to quick and appropriate treatments. BC is the deadliest neoplasia for women in the country, being responsible to approximately 18% of female deaths caused by cancer. Most of the time, patients are not provided with scientific information about the disease, health care systems, and applicable laws. Therefore, they do not take advantage of the opportunities to publicly fight for the cause and express themselves in an assertive way to assure and expand their rights. Thus, this project aims at training and educating these patients, so that they can become ambassadors of BC. Aim: Contribute to the training and education of BC patients and volunteers, encouraging...