Epidemiological Profile of Mastectomized Women in a Reference Service Located in Vale do Taquari/RS

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https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v9i2.12102

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Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is the type of cancer with the highest incidence among women in the country and surgery is the main treatment procedure, associated or not with adjuvant therapies. The aim of the present study is to assess the number and identify the epidemiological profile of women diagnosed with breast cancer who underwent modified radical mastectomy at a referral hospital, located in Vale do Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul State. Methods: Retrospective epidemiologic study, with a quantitative approach, in which 329 medical records were investigated. Variables analyzed were: age, municipality of referral, schooling and race. Results: A total of 150 radical mastectomy surgeries were performed between January 2008 and June 2016, identifying mostly white women with a low level of education, in the age group over 50 years of age, from 29 municipalities in the region studied. Conclusion: The epidemiological profile of the population assisted in this region follows the locoregional and national characteristics. Given the high incidence of breast cancer in Brazilian women, the high number of women with low education level affected, and the impact of the disease on quality of life, it is suggested that studies are carried out focusing on the postoperative evolution, clinical, physical, psychological and social rehabilitation after radical mastectomy surgery. Keywords: Patey mastectomy. Health profile. Epidemiology. Breast cancer.

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Patricia Tirelli Lena, Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates

Acadêmica do Curso de Medicina

Claudete Rempel, Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates

Bióloga. Doutora em Ecologia. Professora do curso de Medicina e dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Ambiente e Desenvolvimento e em Sistemas Ambientais Sustentáveis

Douglas Coltro, Serviço de Cirurgia Oncológico do Hospital Bruno Born

Especialista em Cirurgia Geral e Cancerologia

Caroline Dalla Lasta Frigeri, Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates

Especialista em Cirurgia Geral e Cirurgia Oncológica

Magali Teresinha Quevedo Grave, Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates

Doutora em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde e Docente do Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde

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2019-04-02

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Lena, P. T., Rempel, C., Coltro, D., Frigeri, C. D. L., & Grave, M. T. Q. (2019). Epidemiological Profile of Mastectomized Women in a Reference Service Located in Vale do Taquari/RS. Revista De Epidemiologia E Controle De Infecção, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v9i2.12102

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2019)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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