Ruffo Freitas-Junior

Biographic Data

ID1806868
NAMERuffo Freitas-Junior
GIVEN NAMESRuffo
FAMILY NAMEFreitas-Junior
SIGNATUREFREITAS-JUNIOR R
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Federal de Goiás
ORCID0000-0003-4145-8598
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Disparities in breast cancer screening, stage at diagnosis, and treatment in Brazil

    Open AccessRuffo Freitas-Junior, Aline Ferreira Bandeira de Melo Rocha et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent form of cancer in Brazilian women, contributing significantly to cancer-related mortality, particularly when diagnosed at advanced stages. This ecological, temporal series study evaluated breast cancer mammography screening rate, clinical staging, and the time from diagnosis to treatment initiation in women of 40–49, 50–69 and $$\:\ge\:$$70 years of age in Brazil, its geographical regions, and states betwe…

  • Breast cancer screening and diagnosis in older adults women in Brazil

    Open AccessAline Ferreira Bandeira de Melo Rocha, Aline Ferreira Bandeira Melo Rocha et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction Breast cancer screening in women of 70 years of age or older remains controversial due to a lack of studies that include women of this age. Methods This ecological study evaluated data from the Brazilian National Health Service (SUS) on breast cancer screening and staging in this age group compared to 50–69-year olds, for Brazil as a whole and for its geographical regions, between 2013 and 2019. A secondary database was obtained from…

  • An update on the status of breast cancer screening in Brazil after the covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessJordana de Faria Bessa, Guilherme Novita et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2022

    We have previously reported the impact of covid-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening, in Brazil: among women aged 50–69 years, mammography attendance decreased by 42% in public healthcare (SUS), comparing 2019 and 2020. In this short communication, we wish to present: a) an update of the number of mammograms performed, in 2021; b) an exploratory analysis of the characteristics of the screened population between 2019 and 2021. A total of 1.675.3…

  • Effects of Chemotherapy Treatment on Muscle Strength, Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Anxiety in Women with Breast Cancer

    Open AccessVitor Alves Marques, João Batista Ferreira-Júnior et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    The study aimed to evaluate the effects of chemotherapy treatment on muscle strength, quality of life, fatigue, and anxiety in women with breast cancer. Nineteen women who were undergoing a chemotherapy treatment (breast cancer treatment [BCT] group, 52.2 ± 13.1 years) and 18 women without cancer (control [CNT] group, 55.8 ± 8.4 years) answered questionnaires for evaluation of fatigue (Fatigue Scale), quality of life (Short-Form Healthy Survey [S…

  • Temporal changes in breast cancer screening coverage provided under the Brazilian National Health Service between 2008 and 2017

    Open AccessDanielle Cristina Netto Rodrigues, Ruffo Freitas-Junior et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Evaluation of the temporal changes in breast cancer screening coverage provided under the Brazilian National Health Service revealed an initial increase, confirming that public policies were effective, although insufficient to ensure organized screening. There appears to be a lack of uniformity between the different regions and states and this situation is highlighted in the final 5-year period, with the APC reflecting stabilization of breast can…

  • Temporal trends in female breast cancer mortality in Brazil and correlations with social inequalities

    Open AccessCarolina Maciel Reis Gonzaga, Ruffo Freitas-Junior et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Female breast cancer mortality rates are stable in Brazil. Reductions in these rates were found in the more developed states, possibly reflecting better healthcare

  • A detecção precoce do câncer de mama e o impacto do rastreamento mamográfico nas taxas de sobrevida

    Open AccessLeonardo Ribeiro Soares, Ruffo Freitas-Junior et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2015

  • Monitoring the profile of cervical cancer in a developing city

    Open AccessFábio Marques de Almeida, José Carlos De Oliveira et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    No reduction was observed for the incidence of invasive cancer of the uterine cervix; however, increasing trends were verified for in situ lesions with a consequent reduction in mortality rates. These increasing trends may be the result of recently-implemented screening programs or due to improvements in the notification system

  • Cervical cancer mortality trends in Brazil

    Open AccessCarolina Maciel Reis Gonzaga, Ruffo Freitas-Junior et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2013Cited by: 2References: 17

    The objective was to describe time trends in cervical cancer mortality rates in Brazil as a whole and in the country's major geographic regions and States from 1980 to 2009. This was an ecological time series study using data recorded in the Mortality Information System (SIM) and census data collected by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Analysis of mortality trends was performed using Poisson regression. Cervical cancer…

  • Efetividade de programa de controle de qualidade em mamografia para o Sistema Único de Saúde

    Open AccessRosangela Da Silveira Corrêa, Ruffo Freitas-Junior et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2012References: 12

    OBJETIVO: Avaliar a efetividade de um programa de controle de qualidade de imagem nos serviços de mamografia da rede do Sistema Único de Saúde. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo com análise temporal do tipo "antes e depois" de uma ação de vigilância em saúde. Participaram do estudo 35 serviços que tinham mamógrafos em operação e realizavam exames regularmente em Goiás entre 2007 e 2009. Foram avaliados os serviços, por testes de desempenho de mamógrafo…

  • Estimativas da cobertura mamográfica no Estado de Goiás, Brasil

    Open AccessRosangela Da Silveira Corrêa, Ruffo Freitas-Junior et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2011Cited by: 2References: 10

    Este estudo transversal objetivou estimar a cobertura da mamografia no Estado de Goiás, Brasil, descrevendo sua oferta, demanda e variações para as diversas faixas etárias, tendo como unidades de observação 98 serviços de mamografia. Foram estimados as frequências de realização da mamografia por faixa etária e tipo de sistema de saúde, bem como o número de exames necessários para a cobertura de 70% e 100% da população-alvo. Foi avaliada a associa…