Inequality in breast cancer care in a Brazilian capital city: a comparative analysis of narratives

Table 1 Characterization of women: profile 1

Profile/N of the interviewee	Age	Profession	Detection of suspicious lesion^a	Staging upon diagnosis^a	First treatment^b
P1/01	51	Educator	Mammography	I	Breast conserving surgery
P1/02	51	Teacher/lecturer	Mammography	0	Breast conserving surgery
P1/03	51	Shop assistant	Mammography	I	Breast conserving surgery
P1/04	52	Teacher/lecturer^c	Mammography	IIB	Breast conserving surgery
P1/05	60	Teacher/lecturer	Nodule	I	Breast conserving surgery
P1/06	65	Civil servant^c	Nodule	I	Breast conserving surgery
P1/07	69	Educator^c	Discharge	I	Breast conserving surgery

^aData from the RHC/INCA
^bInformation given by the participant. Breast conserving surgery: resection of a breast segment (comprises segmental mastectomy, enlarged lumpectomy and quadrantectomy), with excision of axillary lymph nodes or sentinel lymph node
^cRetired

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