Oncologic client and health policies - equity, accessibility and information

Abstract

Cancer is a disease of the utmost importance to public health, despite increasingly having knowledge about how to prevent and treat cancer. In 2020 will have an increase to 16 million people. Of these, two-thirds will live in developing countries or in industrialized countries. This implies an international action successfully, by Governments, organisations and institutions of public and private interest 6.7 million Deaths, 10.9 million new cases and 24.6 million people living with cancer. World Health Organization (WHO, 2012) states that the cancer knows no bounds: is the second leading cause of death in developed countries and developing countries is among the three leading causes of death in adults. The Oncology is thus considered a public health problem throughout the world and affects people of all ages and conditions: children, youth and the elderly; rich and poor, men and women. The objectives of this work are: to deepen the knowledge about the programs and projects in existing health regionally contextualized with PNS and with National health policies and the WHO; Raise awareness, support and client rights legislation oncológico. The methodology used was a literature review, held in January 2015 in databases: Scielo and RCAAP. As inclusion criteria: research studies, full text, published in 2014, Portuguese, English and Spanish; a total of 20 articles. Quality, fairness and Cost are today undisputed terms in Oncology. Both on a national and international level there are large disparities in the quality of care provided to patients with cancer. Access to quality healthcare constitutes today an enormous challenge for health systems.