Abstract

PEREZ MONTOYA, Luis Humberto; PEREZ ROJAS, Ninoska  and  CALDERON, María Elena. Chances of getting breast cancer in patients from Obrero's Hospital N° 32 in june of 2011. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.2, pp.26-29. ISSN 1817-7433.

Breast cancer is a public health problem and is the second leading cause of maternal death in our country. The issue is: What is the chance of getting breast cancer in patients from Obrero's Hospital N° 32 in June 2011?. Objective: to know the chances of getting breast cancer in female patients of Obrero's Hospital N°. 32 in June 2011 .Transversal descriptive study, universe: 2150 female patients attending the Obrero's Hospital N° 32 in June 2011, sample: 200 patients acomplished the inclusion criteria. Results: 2% (4) previous breast cancer, 11% (22) menarche at 11 years or less, 9% (18) the first child after age 30, nulliparity 2% (4), the 3% (6) family history of breast cancer, 6% (12) of previous breast biopsies with benign results, ethnies had a homogeneous contribution. Lesser factors: estrogen therapy, oral contraceptives, radiation exposure, history of fibrocystic disease, obesity, alcoholism, poor breastfeeding duration, frequency was low except fat intake to 57%.The chances of contracting the patients studied breast cancer in five years is less than 1% in 92% of the population, when they get 90 years with an average of 4.76% of developing breast cancer.

Keywords : Breast cancer; risk factors; likely.

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