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División de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM
Revista
Repositorio
Contacto
Revistas UNAM. Dirección General de Publicaciones y Fomento Editorial, UNAM en revistas@unam.mx
Autor(es)
Guerra-castañón, Carlos Daniel; Ávalos-de La Tejera, Maricarmen; González-pérez, Brian; Salas-flores, Ricardo; Sosa-lópez, María Lucero
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
Título
Frecuencia de factores de riesgo para cáncer de mama en una unidad de atención primaria
Fecha
2013-06-27
Resumen
Objective:to determine the frequency of the risk factors for breast cancer in patients attending a Family Medicine Clinic. Material and methods: it was made a cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study of cases reviewing with a diagnosis of breast cancer during their different clinical stages from January 2006 to December 2010. The variables studied were: age at the time of diagnosis, Body Mass Index (bmi), family, obstetric, Diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, smoking, and prescription of exogenous hormones background. Results: after the cases reviewing 122 patients were identified with a diagnosis of breast cancer. The average age was 54.57 + 12 years, and the cases were divided by age groups, being the most frequent, with 24 cases (31.6%), the one from 40-49 years. A history of Diabetes mellitus type 2 prior to the diagnosis of breast cancer was found in 23 patients (30.3%) and the use of hormones in 37 (48.7%). The average age of menopause was 39.38 + 17.92 years. In addition, 57 patients (75%) had lactation, 21 (27.6%) were classified as overweight, 45 (59.2%) with obesity and 10 (13.2%) had normal bmi. Conclusions: risk factors presented in this study are of vital importance to identify high risk in our female population in Family Medicine.
Tema
breast cancer; risk factors; primary care; family medicine; clinical breast examination; cáncer de mama; factores riesgo; atención primaria; medicina familiar; examen clínico de mama
Idioma
spa
ISSN
ISSN electrónico: 1405-8871
