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- Title
DIAGNÓSTICO DE CÂNCER DE MAMA: PERFIL SOCIOECONÔMICO, CLÍNICO, REPRODUTIVO E COMPORTAMENTAL DE MULHERES.
- Authors
Marabotti Costa Leite, Franciéle; Raquel Araújo Gonçalves, Cintya; Helena Costa Amorim, Maria; Bubach, Susana
- Abstract
ABSTRACT: A descriptive study with a quantitative approach, whose objective was to outline the socio-economic, clinical, behavioral and reproductive profile of the women of the town of Sao Mateus . in the state of Espirito Santo who were living through the diagnosis of breast cancer in the period from 2005 to 2010. 23 women were interviewed, between January and April 2011. Approximately 70% were in the age range 36 to 49 and . 60; 60.9% were married or cohabiting; 47.8% had not finished their primary education and 39.2% belonged to class D; 26.1% had a family history of mammary neoplasm and 78.2% had discovered the cancer through self-examination; 52.2% had undergone non-conservative surgery; 87% had already been pregnant and 60% had their first pregnancy between 20 and 29 years of age; 78.3% carried out self-examinations and 87% the mammography. The study allowed the identification of needs and behaviors which may be changed.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BREAST tumor diagnosis; BREAST tumor treatment; MAMMOGRAMS; BREAST tumors; CANCER patients; CANCER patient medical care; HORMONE therapy; INTERVIEWING; MARITAL status; MASTECTOMY; RESEARCH methodology; QUANTITATIVE research; EDUCATIONAL attainment; CROSS-sectional method; REPRODUCTIVE history; FAMILY history (Medicine); DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; BREAST self-examination; EARLY detection of cancer
- Publication
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 2, p342
- ISSN
1414-8536
- Publication type
Article