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<journal-id>1726-8958</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica La Paz]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Méd. La Paz]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1726-8958</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Médico de La Paz]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1726-89582022000100009</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE PACIENTES ONCOLÓGICOS EN LA UNIDAD DE CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS DEL HOSPITAL ONCOLÓGICO DE LA CAJA NACIONAL DE SALUD DE LA PAZ]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CANCER PATIENTS IN PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT AT ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL OF CAJA NACIONAL DE SALUD FROM LA PAZ - BOLIVIA.]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Herrera Belmonte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gema]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Maldonado Ponce]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lisset Teresa]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Nacional de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Nacional de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>9</fpage>
<lpage>17</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1726-89582022000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1726-89582022000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1726-89582022000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN: El cáncer constituye un problema de salud pública, cuya incidencia va en aumento. Los cuidados paliativos están enfocados a aliviar, mas no curar la enfermedad; se estima que anualmente 40 millones de personas necesitarán cuidados paliativos en los próximos años. Dado que la unidad de cuidados paliativos del Hospital Oncológico de la Caja Nacional de Salud (CNS) es de reciente creación se desconoce el perfil epidemiológico de la misma.   Objetivo:  Describir el perfil epidemiológico de los pacientes de la Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos del centro oncológico de la CNS de ciudad de La Paz de Febrero 2019 a enero 2020.  Metodología:  estudio descriptivo longitudinal prospectivo, muestra obtenida por muestreo no probabilístico, de tipo intencionado. Universo de 2188 pacientes internados en el Hospital Oncológico de la CNS entre los meses de febrero 2019 a enero 2020. Se incluyó 363 pacientes que fueron derivados a la Unidad de hospitalización de Cuidados Paliativos en estos meses, que corresponden al 16,6 % del Universo.  Resultados:  El mayor porcentaje de pacientes ingresados fue de sexo femeni-no (56%), el grupo de edad más prevalente fue de 66 a 75 años (29%). Los 10 diagnósticos más frecuentes fueron: cáncer cervicouterino, hepatobiliar, pulmo-nar, colorrectal, próstata, mama, gástrico, carcinomatosis peritoneal de primario desconocido, ovario, renal y páncreas. Al ingreso los pacientes presentaron una puntuación de ECOG de 4, seguida de ECOG 3.  Conclusiones:  Se concluye que se puede brindar una mejor calidad de vida si es que se puede iniciar tempranamente los cuidados paliativos en pacientes que lo requieran.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT: Cancer is a public health problem which incidence increases. Palliative care is focused on alleviating, but not curing the disease; it is estimated that annually 40 million people will need palliative care in the coming years. Since the palliative care unit of the Oncology Hospital of the Caja Nacional de Salud (CNS) has been recently established, patients&#8217; epidemiological profile is unknown.  Objective:  To describe the epidemiological profile of patients in Palliative Care Unit of the CNS cancer center, La Paz city in Bolivia, from February 2019 to January 2020.  Methodology:  prospective longitudinal descriptive study, sample obtained by non-probability sampling of purposive type. Universe of 2188 patients admitted to the CNS Oncology Hospital between February 2019 and January 2020. 363 patients who were referred to the Palliative Care Unit over these months were included, corresponding to 16.6% of the Universe.  Results:  The highest percentage of admitted patients was female (56 %), the most prevalent age group ranged 66 to 75 years (29 %). The 10 most frequent diagnoses were: cervical, hepatobiliary, lung, colorectal, prostate, breast, gastric, peritoneal carcinomatosis of unknown primary site, ovarian, renal, and pancreatic cancer. At admission, patients presented an ECOG score of 4, followed by ECOG 3.  Conclusions:  It is concluded that a better quality of life can be provided if palliative care is started early in patients requiring it.]]></p></abstract>
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