Thalita da Luz Costa, Diego Bessa Dantas, Fabiana de Campos Gomes, Cleuma Oliveira Soares, Janielly Reis Castelhano, Laryssa Corrêa Fonseca, Laura Maria Tomazi Neves, Eric Renato Lima Figueiredo, João Simão de Melo Neto
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer mortality is increasing in Brazil. This study examines the impact of sociodemographic factors, screening procedures, and primary healthcare (PHC) on breast cancer mortality. METHODS: An ecological study analyzed secondary data of women diagnosed with breast cancer who died between 2000 and 2019. Sociodemographic factors, screening procedures, and PHC were examined in relation to breast cancer mortality. Statistical analyses included normality tests, Kruskal-Wallis and one-way ANOVA tests with post hoc comparisons, Pearson and Spearman correlation tests, age-period-cohort analysis, Kaplan-Meier analysis, and Cox regression analysis...
2023: International Journal of Breast Cancer