HEALTH STRUCTURE IN BRAZIL
The current principles and structure of the Unified Health System (SUS) were designed in 1988, after the approval of the current Brazilian Constitution, which established health as a universal right for the entire population and a responsibility of the State.
Many measures of health system performance in Brazil have improved since the inception of the SUS, but gains have not been equal across population groups. Although practically the entire population is formally covered by the public health sector, with equal benefits and financial protection, private sources of spending predominate through the voluntary private health plan or direct payments by families, which disproportionately affect the needy and disadvantaged populations of the country. Brazil.
Low public health expenditures along with demographic and epidemiological transitions, they also present a challenge to the financial sustainability of the Brazilian health system.
The responsibility for referring the patient to cancer care is the responsibility of the state and municipal health departments, through the Primary Care Network.
Importance of early diagnosis: Greater chance of cure and quality of life for the patient.
It is essential to reduce delays and barriers to accessing specialized and updated information for healthcare professionals, in order to offer patients appropriate treatment in a timely manner.
A CRUEL ASYMMETRY
Doctors by Region
North: 4.6%
Northeast: 18.4%
Southeast: 53.2%
Midwest: 8.5%
South: 15.3%
Brazilian population: 203 million
Doctors in 2023: 546,171
Specialists in clinical oncology: 0.9% of the total
Specialists in Oncological Surgery: 0.3% of the total
Public Oncology Services (SUS)
Approximate geographic distribution
359 public units and assistance centers qualified for cancer treatment (High Complexity Units in Oncology - UNACON, High Complexity Oncology Care Centers - CACON and General Hospitals).