Acesso do idoso ao tratamento oncológico no estado do Rio de Janeiro - uma discussão a partir dos dados do Registro Hospitalar de Câncer dos anos 2016 e 2017

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the access of the elderly to the cancer treatment offered by the SUS in the State of Rio de Janeiro in the years 2016 and 2017, through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of some variables available in the Integrator-RHC. For the discussion, we used a bibliographic consultation on the themes health access, cancer care network, cancer control care policies and policies for the elderly care in Brazil, as well as data from the State Oncological Care Plan (PAOE) 2017/2021 and State Health Plan (PES) 2020/2023. As a result, it was obtained that access to cancer services is a multifactorial condition, which depends both on sociodemographic aspects and organizational factors of the services, including the characteristics of supply and geographic accessibility as determining factors for the performance of health services, capable of favoring the access of the elderly. There is an indication of a deficit in hospital capacity installed for cancer treatment in the state; evidence of imbalance in the production of therapeutic procedures among qualified hospitals and underreporting of cancer records in the RHC system by state units. It is necessary to review and adapt the planning and intervention on the service network of the SUS, reviewing the agreed references and indicating possible alternative regionalization, considering the residence-place flows of care, geographical accessibility, travel costs and the existing road network, on the way to build an effective regionalized network of oncological care, ensuring more universal, equitable and comprehensive access.