Clinical-Epidemiological Aspects of Patients with Breast Cancer and from the Policlínico 28 de Septiembre of Santiago de Cuba

Authors

  • Leyanis Emilia Plana Palacios Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba. Facultad de Medicina 1. Policlínico Docente Comunitario 28 de septiembre. Santiago de Cuba. Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5969-3911
  • Oscar Rodríguez Reyes Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba. Facultad de Estomatología. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas Biomédicas. Santiago de Cuba. Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3042-9153

Keywords:

breast cancer, risk factors, prevalence, nulliparity, menarche.

Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer is considered a serious public health concern due to its high prevalence in both developed and developing countries. There are few updated clinical-epidemiological studies carried out in the health area of the Policlínico Docente 28 de Septiembre related to this clinical entity.

Objective: To characterize, from the clinical and epidemiological point of view, the patients with breast cancer and from the health area belonging to the Policlínico Docente 28 de Septiembre.

Methods: A descriptive study was carried out with a series of 35 women aged more than 30 years and with a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer. The variables studied included age, family history of breast cancer, general and hormonal risk factors, clinical signs and symptoms, ultrasound findings and histopathological diagnosis. Percentage was used as summary measure.

Results: 42.8 % of the study sample was in the age group 40-49 years old. Of the total number of women, 65.7 % had a family history of breast cancer. Early menarche (54.2 %) and nulliparity (48.5 %) represented the risk factors with the highest incidence. 57.1 % of the diagnosed lesions corresponded to stage I and IIA carcinomas.

Conclusions: Breast cancer is a serious health problem in women older than 30 years and belonging to the Policlínico Docente 28 de Septiembre, of Santiago de Cuba Municipality.

 

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Author Biographies

Leyanis Emilia Plana Palacios, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba. Facultad de Medicina 1. Policlínico Docente Comunitario 28 de septiembre. Santiago de Cuba. Cuba

Doctora en Medicina. Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral.

Oscar Rodríguez Reyes, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba. Facultad de Estomatología. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas Biomédicas. Santiago de Cuba. Cuba

Doctor en Ciencias Médicas. Estomatólogo Especialista de Segundo Grado en Fisiología Normal y Patológica. Máster de Atención en Urgencias Estomatológicas. Profesor Titular e Investigador Auxiliar

Published

2023-08-30

How to Cite

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Plana Palacios LE, Rodríguez Reyes O. Clinical-Epidemiological Aspects of Patients with Breast Cancer and from the Policlínico 28 de Septiembre of Santiago de Cuba. Rev cuba med gen integr [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 30 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];39(3). Available from: https://revmgi.sld.cu/index.php/mgi/article/view/2394

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES