O acolhimento como instrumento de prevenção do câncer de mama e do colo do útero: um estudo de caso

Abstract

Cancer is responsible for about 13% of all causes of death worldwide. Among the most prevalent cancers in woman are the breast cancer and cervix. It is known that the prognosis for these cancers is related to the stage of disease at diagnosis, since the high mortality rate is linked to late diagnosis and advanced stages. Thus, humanized care to these patients is extremely important because it involves multiple biopsychosocial aspects. One of the strategies of humanized care is the host. The objective of this study was to describe the implementation of welcoming to users in preventive care or suspected diagnosis of cervical cancer and Mama, based on multidisciplinary perspectives and provoke reflections with professionals working in a Basic Health Unit in Southern Brazil about the significance and continuity that action. This is a descriptive and exploratory research, with qualitative approach of a case study. The work was to host talks, held for three residents of different professions, which in addition to addressing cancer prevention heard the fears, anxieties, concerns, among other demands, the users before the gynecologist. In all, 98 women received. This experience served to enhance the experiences of residents and to emphasize that communication is a channel of human contacts where we built the subjectivity and produce changes in institutions in order to extend the care and attention to patients.