2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-72032009000200003
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Qualidade de vida e sexualidade de mulheres tratadas de câncer de mama

Abstract: Better socioeconomic level and better schooling, stable marital relationship and surgery with breast conservation are linked to better rates of quality of life, including sexuality.

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“…[8][9][10] A percentage of 63.3% of Caucasian women was identified in this study, which is similar to information provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) regarding the Census in 2010, in which 47.7% of the population self-reported being Caucasian. 11 According to statistics concerning female breast cancer provided by the American Cancer Society in the United States, various rates of incidence were identified according to race/ethnicity.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
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“…[8][9][10] A percentage of 63.3% of Caucasian women was identified in this study, which is similar to information provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) regarding the Census in 2010, in which 47.7% of the population self-reported being Caucasian. 11 According to statistics concerning female breast cancer provided by the American Cancer Society in the United States, various rates of incidence were identified according to race/ethnicity.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…Likewise, a study conducted in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil with 1,008 female breast cancer patients, reports a predominance in the age range between 50 and 69 years old (28.8%) and a higher rate of survival among those aged between 40 and 49 years old. 9 Similar results concerning the age range reported by different studies 10 confirm the age range proposed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health to screen breast cancer. 3 In this study, however, we identified a predominance of women aged between 35 and 49 years old (33.3%) who were diagnosed in stage IV, which does not correspond to the screening proposal of the Ministry of Health that recommends a mammography every two years among women between 50 and 69 years of age.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
“…12 The objective of this procedure was to classify the social stratum of the participant, considered as a socio-demographic variable, and used in a study to evaluate the quality of life. 7 The instrument used to measure the QOL of the interviewees was EORTC QLQ C-30 and EORTC BR-23. The first instrument is a general quality of life questionnaire, specific for cancer patients and it has been validated for Portuguese by Pais-Ribeiro, Pinto, and Santos.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…6 Subjectivity, individual perception, feelings and their health conditions can affect their QOL. 7 The socioeconomic level is directly related to this perception, for example, women in more favorable economic classes have higher QOL scores for the physical 7 and social 8 dimension and may face problems and sequels resulting from the treatment of breast cancer more successfully, as it may have more access to psychological support and better housing conditions, 7,8 as well as access to different sites that do not refer to breast cancer and offer more leisure opportunities and social coexistence. 8 The low socioeconomic level generates anxiety and fear, negatively impacting QOL, family dynamics, socio-affective network and the quality of the treatment to which these women are subjected.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such factors end up surrounding the female identity of these women. Previous researches, conducted by different professionals, testify that the evolution of the basic surgical techniques decreases the esthetic sequelae responsible for the altered perception of the breast, what doesn´t stop, even so, the presence of the physical, emotional and social discomfort 6,7 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%