EXPERIENCE WITH ONCOLOGY PATIENT IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: HUMANIZED PRACTICE EMPOWERING SCIENTIFIC LEARNING.

Introduction and Objectives: Cancer incidence in Brazil grew because of demographical transition and life habits changes. However, cancer tracking is improving, making possible earlier diagnosis, ensuring better prognosis. Aiming deeper insertion of medical students in this scenario, UNIFOR´s Medical School made possible for students to follow an oncology patient diagnosticated at primary health care. This report describes the experience of students dealing with a palliative care patient with cancer, recognizing the relevancy of this experience for family and community medicine. Methods: The history and medical records of a 31 years-old patient with a disseminated colorectal cancer, diagnosed with a rare presentation, was collected and compared with literature. Afterwards, the case was presented in a clinical session and the relevant aspects of the patient history were discussed: the diagnose investigation and palliative treatment. Results and Conclusion: The similar age between the students and the patient improved the empathy, the high point of the practice with a palliative patient. The challenge dealing with the patient elucidated the need to improve this skill during the course and enhanced the students resilience. The interaction with the teachers and other students consolidated and deepened the knowledge of an oncology patient reality. It Stands out the significance of witnessing real clinical cases, consolidating the lectures content with hand on practices. Besides, presenting clinical sessions with the experiences is fundamental to improve academic skills and to create a place to share scientific knowledge, doubts and fears about oncology patient management.