Pink October: check out RESS articles on breast and cervical cancer!

October is marked by the “Pink October” campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the prevention and early diagnosis of breast and cervical cancer, the two most common types among women. Breast cancer, when detected in its early stages, has a high chance of cure, reinforcing the importance of self-examination and regular mammograms. Cervical cancer, mainly caused by the human papillomavirus, can be prevented with vaccination and routine examinations, such as the Pap smear test. The journal Epidemiology and Health Services: SUS Journal (RESS) supports the campaign and has selected some of its most recent articles on these topics, offering essential information for raising awareness. Check out the full articles and learn more about how to prevent and combat these diseases. Breast cancer: Temporal trend of mortality from malignant neoplasm of the breast and cervix in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul: an analysis according to age group and education level, 1999-2019 Vanessa Pecinato, Andréia Jacobo, Shana Ginar da Silva. Short-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of cancer screening, diagnostic investigation and treatment procedures in Brazil: a descriptive study, 2019-2020 Caroline Madalena Ribeiro, Flávia de Miranda Correa, Arn Migowski. Factors associated with delays in initiating breast cancer treatment at a referral oncology center in Juiz de Fora, from 2010 to 2019: a cohort study. Fernanda de Paula Ciribelli da Silva, Mirian Carvalho Souza, Neilane Bertoni. Evaluation of monitoring indicators for breast cancer screening in the female population served by the Brazilian Unified Health System, 2018-2019: a descriptive study. Jeane Tomazell, Maria Beatriz Kneipp Dias, Caroline Madalena Ribeiro, Mônica de Assis, Maria Asunción Sole Pla, Ellyete de Oliveira Canella, Arn Migowski. Frequency and factors associated with delays in breast cancer treatment in Brazil, according to data from PAINEL-Oncologia, 2019-2020 Mário Círio Nogueira, Adriana Tavares de Moraes Atty, Beatriz Cordeiro Jardim, Jeane Tomazelli, Maria Teresa Bustamante-Teixeira, Gulnar Azevedo e Silva. Cervical cancer Evaluation of histopathological examinations of the cervix diagnosed as “other neoplasms” in the Cancer Information System, Brazil, 2013-2020: a descriptive study. Itamar Bento Claro, Mario Lucio Cordeiro Araújo Junior, Maria Beatriz Kneipp Dias, Jeane Tomazelli. Profile of cervical cancer screening in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul: an evaluative study of the period 2006-2018 Geize Rocha Macedo de Souza, Inês Echenique Mattos, Andrey Moreira Cardoso, Renata Palópoli Pícoli. Human papillomavirus vaccine coverage among women residing in the state of Goiás, 2014-2022: time series Iana Mundim de Oliveira, Bruno César Teodoro Martins, Leonardo Ribeiro Soares. Information saves lives. Protect yourself!