Lawsuits against the Brazilian Unified Health System regarding Bladder/Ureteral Cancer

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the technical notes (TNs) issued by the Center for Technical Support of the Judiciary (Núcleo de Apoio Técnico do Poder Judiciário, NAT-Jus, in Portuguese) of the Brazilian Ministry of Justice regarding lawsuits against the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS, in Portuguese) concerning bladder/ureteral cancer, in order to better advise the formulation of public policies regarding oncologic care.

Keywords

• ureteral neoplasms
• judicial role
• Brazil
• urinary bladder neoplasms