Abstract
Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of oncology patients attended at the Immediate Care Unit (UAI) of a reference hospital in oncology in the State of Pará. Method: A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach performed with 600 cancer patients attended at UAI of a reference hospital, from October to December 2017. Descriptive analyzes were performed and Pearson's chi-square test was applied. The research was submitted and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the UNIFAMAZ under the opinion of number: 2.037.237. Results: The epidemiological profile was predominantly female (56%), in the age range of 36-55 years (42,3%). Regarding the classification of risk received, the largest quantitative was in the green color (low urgency) (76%), the main recurrent complaint was pain (49.8%). Regarding the diagnosis, the prevalence of cervical (39.8), breast (17.5%) and stomach (4.8%) cancer were predominant in the female gender. In the male gender was observed the predominance of prostate cancer (20.5%), larynx (9.5%) and skin (8.3%) was observed. Conclusion: The study allowed characterizing the profile of the patients treated in the referred unit, serving as an instrument to improve the service assistance and as a subsidy for future studies of this nature.