DETECTION METHOD OF THE BREAST CANCER AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

Abstract

This study aimed to know the detection method and how it was associated with the breast neoplasmsstaging, among women users of a public hospital. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which the following keyvariables were researched: age, provenance, family history,, clinical staging and method for tumor detection. Descriptivestatistics 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 breastcancer was reported by 24,5% of the users. In relation to the method for tumor detection, the subsequent frequencies wereobserved: breast self-examination (76,7%), breast clinical examination (15,7%) and mammography (7,6%). Clinical staginghave been significantly related with the method for tumor detection ( 0,05) and to the place of living ( 0,05). Breastcancer detection in the group analyzed was mostly done by the woman herself. Clinical staging was related to the methodfor tumor detection and also with the provenance.

Keywords

• Breast neoplasms
• Early diagnosis
• Epidemiology