ResumoO objetivo desse estudo foi identificar possíveis atrasos entre a suspeita diagnóstica, o diagnóstico definitivo e o início do tratamento em pacientes com câncer de colo de útero atendidas pelo Sistema Único de Saúde em um centro de referência para tratamento oncológico no Sul do Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo de uma série de casos retrospectiva, referentes a 222 pacientes com câncer de colo de útero, encaminhadas para tratamento entre agosto de 2003 e julho de 2013. Foram coletados dados de prontuários, incluindo sociodemográficos, clínicos e os intervalos de tempo transcorridos entre a suspeita, o diagnóstico e o início do tratamento. Dentre as 95 pacientes que iniciaram o quadro clínico com um exame Papanicolaou alterado, apenas 27,4% realizaram biópsia em até 60 dias do exame. Apenas 19,3% das 57 pacientes que iniciaram o quadro clínico com sintomas sugestivos da doença realizaram a biópsia em até 60 após o início dos sintomas. Do total das pacientes, apenas 37,8% iniciaram o tratamento em até 60 dias após o resultado da biópsia, sendo que 15,3% demoraram mais de 180 dias para iniciar o tratamento. Conclui-se que houve atraso entre a suspeita diagnóstica e a realização da biópsia, bem como para o início do tratamento. Estratégias para redução do tempo para o diagnóstico e tratamento da doença devem ser priorizadas. Palavras-chave:Câncer de Colo do Útero. Diagnóstico. Saúde Pública. Tratamento. AbstractThe purpose of this study was to identify possible delays between the suspected diagnosis, the definitive diagnosis and the beginning of treatment in patients with cervical cancer treated by the Unified Health System in a reference center for cancer treatment in southern Brazil. This is a retrospective descriptive study of a series of 222 cervical cancer cases referred for treatment between August 2003 and July 2013. Data were collected from medical records, including sociodemographic, clinical and time intervals between suspicion, diagnosis and the beginning of treatment. Among the 95 patients who started the clinical picture with an abnormal Pap smear, only 27.4% performed a biopsy within 60 days of the examination. Only 19.3% of the 57 patients who started the clinical symptoms of the disease performed the biopsy within 60 days after the onset of symptoms. From the total number of patients, only 37.8% started treatment within 60 days after the biopsy result, and 15.3% took more than 180 days to start treatment. It was concluded that there was a delay between the suspected diagnosis and the biopsy, as well as the beginning of the treatment. Strategies to reduce the time for diagnosis and treatment of the disease should be prioritized.
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