Calidad de Vida en Mujeres Mexicanas con Cáncer de Mama en Diferentes Etapas Clínicas y su Asociación con Características Socio-Demográficas, Estados Co-Mórbidos y Características del Proceso de Atención en el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Abstract

Clinical stage in breast cancer is associated with differences in the scores from fatigue, nausea and vomiting and financial difficulties according to the evolution of the disease and the physical detriment associated. Socio-demographic features were related role functioning, fatigue and pain in single women with higher scores.

Factores asociados a la calidad de vida en mujeres con cáncer de mama. Medellín 2013

“…Aproximadamente el 50 % de las pacientes tenían menos de 57 años, comparado con un estudio realizado en mujeres mexicanas, cuya edad promedio fue de 52.23 años (13).…”

Psychophysiological stress response of newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients with and without risk of metabolic syndrome

“…The similarities between the groups as regards quality of life underscore the fact that suffering from metabolic disease does not affect this perception (Sat-Muñoz, Contreras-Hernández, Balderas-Peña, Hernández-Chávez, Solano-Murillo, Mariscal-Ramírez et al, 2011). This may be due to the fact that they still did not have health complications (years of evolution: 3.2 ± 6.3 years), they were controlled, and/or had not been recorded by the instrument built to evaluate the effects of cancer treatment.…”

Special Needs of Young Women with Breast Cancer in Limited Resource Settings

“…Studies also associate the following social factors with diminished quality of life (physical and psychological) in BC-diagnosed women: Those who live in disadvantaged socioeconomic contexts, have low scholarship and are unpaired, experience acute levels of fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depression 49 . On the other hand, Salas and Grisales suggested that moral support from relatives and friends is fundamental to achieve a favorable quality of life perception 50 .…”

“…Furthermore, according to Karaöz et al, women worried that having a child would pose an unsustainable financial and psychological burden should they choose to become pregnant after BC treatment 43 . As YW might face employment difficulties during diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship, the deriving economic problems that affect their family finances could force them and their families to engage in new activities 29,49 .…”