RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Features Related To Breast Cancer in an Entire Argentine Rural Population
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 5537
OP 5542
VO 34
IS 10
A1 LUCIANO CERMIGNANI
A1 CECILIO ALBERDI
A1 SANDRA DEMICHELIS
A1 LUCIANA FERNÁNDEZ
A1 MARCELA M. MARTINUCCI
A1 NESTOR ZALAZAR
A1 MARCELA MÁRQUEZ
A1 AMADA SEGAL-EIRAS
A1 MARÍA VIRGINIA CROCE
YR 2014
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/34/10/5537.abstract
AB Aim: A descriptive study was developed in an entire Argentine rural community considering breast cancer risk factors, preventive strategies and breast cancer incidence. Patients and Methods: the study comprised of 83 women. A questionnaire of 34 items was employed; a mammogram and a breast ultrasound were performed. ANOVA and Pearson correlation were employed. Results: Mean age was 54.5 years; 69% of women were postmenopausal; 96% had children; breastfeeding was X=10 months/child; Body Mass Index (BMI) was X=27.8 kg/m2; 13% had first-degree relatives with breast cancer; 90% of women considered mammographic screening a necessary study. One woman had presented breast cancer. Argentine screening guidelines were not followed and an inverse relationship between education level and age of first mammogram was found (p<0.05). Mammographic and ultrasound studies did not reveal potential abnormalities. Conclusion: Peculiar social and cultural characteristics may be relevant to evaluate breast cancer risk factors in Argentina.