Distribución etaria y estadio del cáncer de mama en la Ciudad de Córdoba 2004/2010: un enfoque epidemiológico

Abstract

La epidemiología y la clínica son imprescindibles para detectar lesiones tempranas, además de disminuir el gasto público, contribuyen a una mayor calidad de vida, disminuyendo la posibilidad de la discapacidad ,al detectar las patologías en forma temprana. El estudio se realizó en el ámbito público de la Ciudad de Córdoba durante el período 2004 al 2010;en las Instituciones que se detallan a continuación: Hospital Nacional de Clínicas (HNC), Hospital Universitario de Maternidad y Neonatología (HUMN), Hospital San Roque (HSR), Hospital Misericordia (HM).

Both epidemiology and clinical studies are essential to detect early lesionsthat in addition to reducing public expenditurethat can be allocated to most needed reas,contribute to a better quality of life, reducing the likelihood of disability by detectingdiseases at an early stage. The aim of this study, that was carried out in the public setting of the City of Cordoba throughout 2004-2010, was to analyze the age, stage and epidemiological features of breast cancer in those women who attended the medical consultation over the aforementioned period. The hospitals participating in this study were the following:: National Clinical Hospital (NCH), Maternity and Neonatology University Hospital (MNUH), San Roque Hospital (SRH) and Mercy Hospital (MH). In suchinstitutions, medical records obtained from the Pathological Anatomy and Statistics Services concerning the anatomopathological records of each patient were investigated. One thousand four hundred and twenty three women with breast cancer as their first diagnosis were studied. The largest records of women with this disease were, proportionately, found in the NCH. The study variables were: age, cancer stage, (early or late), degree of tumor differentiation, tumor markers, trend of breast cancer occurrence during the analyzedperiod and features of family history of patients investigated. The average age distribution of the recorded patients was in all 57,08± 0,36 years with a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 96. Women with breast cancer, 39 years of age or younger showed a higher frequency than those reported in other countries.