Educação em saúde como ferramenta fundamental no diagnóstico precoce de câncer bucal na população idosa

Abstract

The Final Course Specialization, grounded on literature review, pointed the importance of early diagnosis in the prevention of oral cancer in elderly patients of a Family Health Unit of Monte Santo de Minas. Demonstrating the importance of health education as a fundamental tool in the evaluation of Oral Health and that a tool like this can change realities in small communities in the state with low cust. The methodology used was the literature search based on the Virtual Health Library, based on SciELO and virtual library NESCON; Also, Portal INCA and textbooks cited in the references. After this phase we constructed a proposal for intervention to be applied in the Basic Health Unit in order to promote the health of older people and inform them about oral cancer. A bibliographic search was performed based on national publications over the last ten years. The goal of the research is to facilitate access to oral cancer prevention service and make early diagnosis common practice in family health units.