Prevalence of breast cancer risk factors in two different cohorts in relation to health care access and preventive programs in southern Brazil

Abstract

1538 Background: Breast cancer (BC) represents a public issue of great impact also in developing countries as Brazil, where BC incidence and mortality rates are continuosly increasing, the latter probably due to late diagnosis and lack of health care programs.Studies are needed to identified BC risk factors in different groups of women in Porto Alegre (POA), where BC incidence is 3-fold higher than other Brazilian cities. Preliminary analysis are presented to enable specialists to design preventive strategies of breast health care models. Methods: The study included a survey of risk factors of two social economic distinct groups of women over 15 years old with different access to health care programs in POA: 1) Núcleo Mama Porto Alegre (NMPOA): underserved women derived from public health care units, and 2) Núcleo Mama Moinhos (NMHMV): women with private insurance. Results: Data of 785 from NMHMV and 8921 from NMPOA are summarized in the table . Obesity and smokers are more frequent in the underserved population whereas a positive familial history is more common in the NMHMV group. Conclusions: Preliminary results showed significant differences among the two studied population demanding distinct strategies of prevention and management. The total number of 15.000 women will be presented together with reproductive factors and the their Gail model access. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.