DETECTION METHOD OF THE BREAST CANCER AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

Authors

  • Adriane Pires Batiston
  • Edson Mamoru Tamaki
  • Mara Lisiane de Moraes dos Santos
  • Luiza Helena de Oliveira Cazola

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i1.14103

Keywords:

Câncer de mama, Diagnóstico precoce, Epidemiologia, Breast neoplasms, Early diagnosis, Epidemiology, Neoplasias de la mama, Diagnóstico Precoz, Epidemiología

Abstract

This study aimed to know the detection method and how it was associated with the breast neoplasms

staging, among women users of a public hospital. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which the following key

variables were researched: age, provenance, family history,, clinical staging and method for tumor detection. Descriptive

statistics was used for data analysis, with significance level of 5%. 223 women were analyzed, with the average age of 51,3

± 12,41 years, 66,4% of the patients lived in the capital city and 33,6% in the countryside. The family history of breast

cancer was reported by 24,5% of the users. In relation to the method for tumor detection, the subsequent frequencies were

observed: breast self-examination (76,7%), breast clinical examination (15,7%) and mammography (7,6%). Clinical staging

have been significantly related with the method for tumor detection (≤ 0,05) and to the place of living (≤ 0,05). Breast

cancer detection in the group analyzed was mostly done by the woman herself. Clinical staging was related to the method

for tumor detection and also with the provenance.

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Published

2009-05-12

How to Cite

Batiston, A. P., Tamaki, E. M., dos Santos, M. L. de M., & Cazola, L. H. de O. (2009). DETECTION METHOD OF THE BREAST CANCER AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i1.14103

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2009)

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