Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Breast Cancer in a Regional General Hospital in Cuernavaca, Mexico

Abstract

Objective: To identify the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of women with breast cancer at the Regional General Hospital with Family Medicine Unit (rgh/fm) No. 1 in Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico. Methods: cross-sectional design, the obtained information was from women diagnosed with breast cancer from March 2018 to June 2019. Results: the sample consisted of 145 files of women with breast cancer, the average age was 55 years, 65% lived with their partner, 44.1% were overweight, 41.4%, obese, 46.2% presented active or passive smoking, 15% reported alcohol consumption, 75% did not practice regular physical activity; the most predominant type of cancer was infiltrating ductal carcinoma in 76.6% of cases. Conclusions: the identified risk factors in this study were: obesity, overweight, smoking, alcoholism, sedentary lifestyle, as well as the use of hormone replacement therapy.