2013, Number 3
Clinical-epidemiological aspects in patients surgically treatment due to breast disease
Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: breast cancer is a major health problem, ranking the third most common cause of cancer in the world, much has been researched and written about that pathology, of which scope as a health problem is very significant.Objective: To describe the frequency with which certain clinical and epidemiological aspects are presented in a group of patients diagnosed and surgically treated for breast disease.
Method: a descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was performed in patients with breast cancer who received surgical treatment at “Aleida Fernández Chardiet” General Teaching Hospital during the period from January 2001 to June 2005, in Güines municipality, Mayabeque province. The universe consisted of all patients who underwent surgery for some breast condition. The sample was constituted by all the patients who were operated in this period, but showed some malignant breast disease. Some of the variables analyzed were: age, skin color, breast selfexamination.
Results: the highest percentage of patients were between 46-65 years, predominantly female (98.1 %), white skin color (88.5 %). High percentage of nodules and breast pain as a reason for consultation, 53.8 % performed breast self-examination. 66.4 % had a higher survival rate of 5 years and currently more than half (54.8 %) are alive.
Conclusions: patients diagnosed with breast cancer and surgically treated in the health area, are associated with a favorable survival time, being the main reason for consultation the presence of nodules and breast pain.
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