Table 2. - Monthly and annual percentage variation in the number of SUSa cancer diagnosis procedures, between the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period (2019) and the COVID-19 pandemic period (2020), Brazil, 2019-2020.
| Month service provided | Biopsies | Anatomical pathology tests | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | PVb | 2019 | 2020 | PVb | ||
| N | N | % | N | N | % | ||
| January | 51,981 | 52,984 | 1.9 | 211,291 | 214,281 | 1.4 | |
| February | 57,867 | 53,849 | -6.9 | 222,343 | 218,497 | -1.7 | |
| March | 55,184 | 45,767 | -17.1 | 211,759 | 210,267 | -0.7 | |
| April | 63,903 | 19,968 | -68.8 | 234,397 | 121,565 | -48.1 | |
| May | 65,509 | 22,158 | -66.2 | 203,368 | 108,525 | -46.6 | |
| June | 58,082 | 28,472 | -51.0 | 220,218 | 124,201 | -43.6 | |
| July | 65,565 | 33,739 | -48.5 | 245,496 | 145,923 | -40.6 | |
| August | 65,859 | 38,106 | -42.1 | 253,770 | 152,466 | -39.9 | |
| September | 64,736 | 40,921 | -36.8 | 243,585 | 169,052 | -30.6 | |
| October | 66,092 | 45,955 | -30.5 | 263,433 | 182,432 | -30.7 | |
| November | 60,524 | 47,391 | -21.7 | 230,912 | 190,875 | -17.3 | |
| December | 54,097 | 42,392 | -21.6 | 222,110 | 186,746 | -15.9 | |
| Total | 729,399 | 471,702 | -35.3 | 2,762,682 | 2,024,830 | -26.7 | |
Source: Brazilian National Health System Outpatient Information System (SIA/SUS); access in March 2021.
a) SUS: Brazilian National Health System; b) PV: percentage variation.