Oncological treatment in Brazil: a gender and region are associated to starting the therapeutics

Introduction: Malignant neoplasms are a major public health problem, being the second leading cause of death in the world. In 2012, the Ministry of Health (BR) instituted Law No. 12,732, which grants cancer patients the right to obtain, from the anatomopathological diagnosis, access to the first tre...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Maria dos Anjos Chaves, Vitória Alice Alves de Oliveira, Davi Neri Araujo, Fernanda Freitas Lemos Lopes, Artur Trancoso Lopo de Queiroz, Maisa Almeida Silva, Alexandre Souza Queiroz, Lygia Accioly Tinoco, Kiyoshi Ferreira Fukutani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica, Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Clínica and Sociedade Brasileira de Radioterapia 2021-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.brazilianjournalofoncology.com.br/details/142/en-US/oncological-treatment-in-brazil--a-gender-and-region-are-associated-to-starting-the-therapeutics