“…These findings were consistent with the results of a quantitative, cross-sectional, exploratory, and descriptive study in five major municipalities in the southern health macro-region of the state of Minas Gerais, encompassing 54,206 appointments from 2008 to 2017, which showed a predominance of the age group between 60 and 79 years (49.95%) (PAIVA et al, 2020). Similarly, the findings were in line with a study conducted in a population residing in the state of Pará, between 2013 and 2020, which https://www.nucleodoconhecimento.com.br 215 RC: 150096 Available in: https://www.nucleodoconhecimento.com.br/health/complexity-oncology found that the most affected by breast cancer were women aged 45 to 54 years (30.20%) (NEVES et al, 2021). In contrast, a study involving 18,890 women receiving care at a specialized hospital in the capital of Rio de Janeiro observed that the highest prevalence of this pathological condition was in women aged 49 or younger (SANTOS et al, 2022).…”