“…Given this scenario, it can be inferred that these patients are more exposed to socioeconomic conditions that trigger neoplastic pathogenesis, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, dietary habits, and obesity (ASSUNÇÃO and FRANÇA, 2020;MALTA et al, 2020). 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).…”