Profile of skin cancer patients residing in Montes Claros

Abstract

Objective: to describe the profile of individuals living in Montes Claros with skin cancer. Methods: descriptive study with a quantitative approach. Clinical and epidemiological data of individuals with skin cancer residing in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais were evaluated. Inclusion criteria were data available in the system and incomplete data were excluded. The analysis of the data available in the hospital records of the Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) in the most recent historical series was performed. Descriptive data analysis was performed. The study was carried out during the month of June 2022. Results: in the historical series, 617 cases of skin cancer were recorded. The most used type of treatment was surgery (60.4%) and radiotherapy (7%). There was a predominance of brown individuals (54.2%), with incomplete primary education (50.7%), the most frequent occupation was agricultural workers (40.6%), in relation to the family history (39.24) of the patients claimed to have a family history and (56.4%) in the first treatment achieved complete remission. Conclusion: the profile of patients diagnosed with skin cancer were older, brown, with low education and agricultural workers. There was successful remission of cancers, with surgery and radiotherapy being the most used therapeutic modalities.