Cervix cancer: a critical approach to its prevention

Authors

  • Michele Mandagará de Oliveira
  • Emília Nalva Ferreira da Silva
  • Ione Carvalho Pinto
  • Valéria Cristina Christello Coimbra

Keywords:

Neoplasias do colo uterino, prevenção e controle, Mulheres, Exame físico, Promoção da saúde

Abstract

This article is a pilot study of one of the authors master dissertation about problems related to the preventive measures of cervix cancer. Four women with cancer that were hospitalized at the gynecological ward or under chemotherapy treatment at a hospital in the city of Pelotas, RS, Brazil, were interviewed. Data were collected from April to June 2001, and of the women interviewed only one was examined preventively according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health. Therefore, health professionals should be urged to promote care as well as health education.

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Published

2008-06-03

How to Cite

1.
Mandagará de Oliveira M, Ferreira da Silva EN, Carvalho Pinto I, Christello Coimbra VC. Cervix cancer: a critical approach to its prevention. Rev Gaúcha Enferm [Internet]. 2008 Jun. 3 [cited 2025 May 13];25(2):176. Available from: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/rgenf/article/view/4504

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2004)

Section

Pesquisas

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