Therapeutic itinerary of breast cancer women in a border municipality.

Objectives: to know the therapeutic itinerary and to show the implications of breast cancer for women in a border town in southern Brazil.

Methods: a qualitative research conducted based on the complexity paradigm, through interviews with 13 women with breast cancer undergoing outpatient treatment and data analyzed by thematic analysis.

Results: the first signs and symptoms of breast cancer were noticed unexpectedly, in everyday moments and during routine visits.