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- Title
Impact of primary prevention in the early diagnosis and mortality of breast cancer in Ecuador.
- Authors
Cedeño Cedeño, Maylin Michelle; Pilozo Macias, Jessica Raquel; Espinoza Zambrano, Ariana Paola; Cantos Basurto, Cindy Stefanía; Villacís Chóez, Karla Stephany; Mendoza Velez, Jennifer Nataly; Macías Pita, Jonás Gabriel; Veliz Reyna, Michael Alexander; Escudero Bastidas, Sebastián Eduardo
- Abstract
Breast cancer (BC) is currently one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers; as well as the fifth cause of cancer-related death, and it also accounts for the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. In addition, current projections indicate that by 2030 the incidence of BC could rise to 2.7 million cases annually, while the number of deaths could be as high as 900,000. This elevation in incidence is expected to come mostly from low and medium-income countries, such as Ecuador. As a result, implementing primary prevention tools, ranging from changes in lifestyle and screening protocols, and especially educational interventions, could be invaluable tools to significantly decrease the rate of incidence and mortality associated with BC in this scenario, by bolstering prevention and early diagnosis. However, Ecuador has an important amount of local data affirming that the general population, and even healthcare providers, have inadequate knowledge regarding BC risk factors, breast self-examination, and other preventive measures. Future BC preventive measures in Ecuador should include appropriate educational programs for all of these groups. Moreover, to properly measure the outcomes of these interventions, high-quality, decentralized, multi-center studies are needed to provide accurate and unbiased conclusions. This review aims to analyze the current trends of BC in Ecuador, as well as the impact of preventive interventions on the incidence and death rates over recent decades.
- Subjects
ECUADOR; CANCER diagnosis; EARLY diagnosis; MEDICAL personnel; EPIDEMIOLOGY of cancer; BREAST self-examination; CANCER chemoprevention; MEDICAL screening
- Publication
Revista Latinoamericana de Hipertension, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 3, p123
- ISSN
1856-4550
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5281/zenodo.10980345