Abstract
Objective: To analyze the production of chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic procedures registered in the information systems regarding the treatment of children and adolescents under 19 years of age with cancer, considering the type of oncological habilitation of health care establishments in the Unified Health System (SUS). Method: A descriptive study using the database of the SUS outpatient information system (SIA-SUS), based on the chemotherapy and radiotherapy procedures registered in the year 2014, and analysis of the existing norms for pediatric oncological treatment. Results: Of the 283 establishments qualified in oncology in the SUS, 71 were qualified in pediatric oncology, however 213 reported performing chemotherapy and 138 radiotherapy in children and adolescents. Pediatric oncology graduates performed 75.1% of the total chemotherapy and 52.6% of the registered radiotherapy fields. There was variation in the age distribution of chemotherapy according to the type of establishment habilitation. Isolated radiotherapy services reported 34.4% of the irradiated fields in children under one year. Conclusion: The procedures were not performed in their entirety in establishments recommended according to existing guidelines.
