Perfil epidemiológico em pacientes com câncer de mama - Experiência em um serviço de referência em oncologia de Aracaju-SE

Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer is the more issue type of cancer in women, excluding non melanoma skin cancer. The evaluation of the epidemiological profile positive impact in planning actions to prevent and control this disease. Purposes: Evaluate the epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed, treated and / or effective of treatment in a hospital of breast cancer reference the state of Sergipe. Methods: This is an observational and transverse, using a questionnaire based on an analysis of patients submitted to the treatment of breast cancer in reference hospital in oncology in years of 2010 - 2014, the program being used SPSS version 8.0. Results: They were collected 200 records; it is considered valid 146 records. Gender and age had a higher prevalence were female with 141(96, 5%) people and patients over 50 years corresponding to 97 (66, 4%). Skin color and the most common education were the mulatto with 90 (61, 6%) and incomplete primary education 53 (36,3%) respectively. Family income between half the minimum wage and 01 minimum wage accounted for 82 (56, 1%) patients. As for occupation 71 (48, 6%) were unemployed; most did not have any kind of addiction, 108(74%) and who had made offspring were most, presenting between 2 e 3 children for a total of 47(32, 2%) sick. Regarding the prevalence of IMC, most were overweight 52(35, 6%); with marital status presenting most married 101(69,2%) and origin of countryside with 78 (53,4%). It was found that most patients 89 (63, 1%) were in menopause term. Conclusions: It was observed in related research a prevalence of breast cancer in gender female, aged more than 50 years, skin mulatto, with low education, family income less than two minimum wages and unemployed. Most had no addiction, had constituted offspring, overweight, married, coming from the countryside and menopausal.