Authors

Saulo Alfredo Ramírez Rojas1, Carlos Francisco Meza García2, Rosa María Rodríguez Medina3, Luxana Reynaga Ornelas4, Nancy Yadira Díaz García5

Position

1Licenciado en Enfermería y Obstetricia (Universidad de Guanajuato). Departamento de Enfermería y Obstetricia (Dept EyO). Universidad de Guanajuato. Campus León. León (México) 2Doctor en Ciencias de Enfermería (Universidad de Guanajuato). Dept EyO. Universidad de Guanajuato. Campus León. León (México). Subdirección de Enfermería. Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío. León (México)3Doctora en Ciencias Médicas. (Universidad de Guanajuato). Dept EyO. Universidad de Guanajuato. Campus León. León (México). Subdirección de Enfermería. Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío. León (México)4Doctora en Enfermería e Innovación Sanitaria (Arizona State University). Dept EyO. Universidad de Guanajuato. Campus León. León (México)5Doctora en Ciencias de la Educación (Universidad Cuahutémoc). Dept EyO. Universidad de Guanajuato. Campus León. León (México). Subdirección de enfermería. Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío. León (México)

Contact address

Carlos Francisco Meza García. Universidad de Guanajuato. Blvd. Milenio 1001. Fracción del Predio San Carlos. 37670 León de los Aldama. Guanajuato (Méx

Contact email: cf.meza@ugto.mx

Abstract

Objective: to describe the clinical and sociodemographic profile of women with breast cancer (BC) in a tertiary hospital from the Bajío area, Mexico.
Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection. There was a review of 262 clinical records of women with BC, selected through probability sample. The study variables were age, place of residence, level of studies, family and personal history of cancer, comorbidities, smoking, use of alcohol, time since diagnosis, clinical and BC treatment variables.
Results: the mean age was 58.07 years; 45.8% had no history of cancer, but in those who had it, the most frequent were mother and sister (10.7% and 10.3% respectively). 42.4% of the patients presented obesity, and 23.3% had over two chronic degenerative conditions. 87% of women did not present metastasis; 19.8% were detected in the IIA stage; G0 was the most frequent level of invasion of lymph nodes (35%). The most common treatment approach was the combination of two or more treatments (95.8%). The majority of patients were discharged due to improvement (71%).
Conclusions: knowing the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of BC patients can help to establish specific strategies for prevention and management in this group, thus offering holistic care.

Keywords:

Breast cancer; Nursing; comorbidityepidemiological profile.

Versión en Español

Título:

Perfil sociodemográfico y clínico de mujeres con cáncer de mama en hospital de tercer nivel