Resistência das mulheres idosas ao exame papanicolau

Abstract

In Brazil, the cervix cancer is the third cancer affecting women. It ́s control is one of the major chanlleges facing sublic, hedlthin our country when diagnosed and treated early the cause of death is preventable and the pap smear method effectine diagnosis. Early diagnosisallows the treatment to be effectine, as it hás well defined steps, giving it one of the highest potential of preventing healiing among all types of cancer. It is quite evident that the frequency of the review in elderly patients is unsatisfactory showing the need to inform and capture the women as part of a consitentstratgs of multidisciplinary work lsy the family health team focused on promoting health. The shome, old age, difficulties mobilituy na inactive sex life were the main factors for the alleged non perfomance of pap smears.