EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DEATHS BY BREAST NEOPLASMS MALIGNANT IN BRAZIL

“Objective: Analyze the epidemiological profile of the number of deaths due to malignant neoplasm of breast in the Brazilian states from 2008 to 2016. Methodology: Retrospective, descriptive study using the DATASUS database that had the malignancy of the breast as a cause of death. Data were analyzed Brazilian regions by gender, race and age between the years 2008-2016. Results: During the study period, there were 25893 deaths from breast malignancy in Brazil, of these 98.7 % (n = 25579) are women and 1.3% (n = 314) men. The state with the largest number of deaths was São Paulo (n = 7939; 7860 women) and Goiás was the twentieth with the highest number of deaths (n = 84). The prevalence of deaths by age had the highest prevalence number aged 50-59 years (n = 7220) and 31.26 % of these deaths (n = 2257) corresponded to the state of São Paulo. The most affected breed was white, n = 14223 (55.6 %) followed by brown (n = 8932). São Paulo and Minas Gerais had the highest number of deaths for white and brown women, respectively. Conclusion: The study observed that the female, aged between 50-59 years and the white race have a higher prevalence of malignancy breast deaths in Brazil. The fact that the State of São Paulo has the largest number of deaths may be related to the size of its population and more diagnosis of breast cancer.Key words: Breast Neoplasms; Sex Ratio; Race or Ethnic Group Distribution.”