Prevalence of risk factors for breast neoplasm in the city of Maringá, Paraná state, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of the risk factors for breast cancer among women between 40 and 69 years old in the city of Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil.An analytical, exploratory and cross-sectional study was carried out through a population research at homes in Maringá. The sample was composed of 439 women between 40 and 69 years old. The data were collected by home interviews, stored using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software and presented in tables as absolute and relative frequency. The predominant ethnical group was Caucasian with an average age of 52 years. Among risk factors identified in the present study, an expressive number of overweight women were found. It is important and necessary to put in practice actions that identify the modifiable risk factors for the development of breast tumors in order to reduce morbidity and mortality levels due to this pathology. Dentre os fatores de risco identificados destaca-se o grande número de mulheres acima do peso. Ressalta-se a importância da implementação de ações que visem a identificação dos fatores de risco modificáveis para o desenvolvimento do câncer de mama para, com isso, diminuir o número de adoecimento e morte por essa patologia.Descritores: Neoplasias da Mama; Fatores de Risco; Prevalência. Prevalencia de factores de riesgo para el cáncer de mama en el municipio de Maringá, en el estado de Paraná, BrasilEse estudio pretendió identificar la prevalencia de los factores de riesgo para el cáncer de mama en mujeres de 40 la 69 años, en el municipio de Maringá. Fue realizado un estudio analítico, exploratorio, de corte transversal, tipo encuesta poblacional domiciliar. El estudio fue realizado con 439 mujeres entre 40 y 69 años. Los datos fueron recolectados durante entrevistas domiciliares, almacenados en el programa Statisitical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) y presentados en forma de frecuencia absoluta y relativa. La mayor parte de las mujeres estudiadas pertenecía a la raza blanca, con promedio de edad de 52 años. Entre los factores de riesgo identificados se destaca el gran número de mujeres con sobrepeso. Se resalta la importancia de la implementación de acciones que tengan por objetivo identificar los factores de riesgo modificables para el desarrollo del cáncer de mama para, con eso, disminuir el número de nuevos casos y de muerte por esa patología. Descriptores: Neoplasias de la Mama; Factores de Riesgo; Prevalencia.

Lifestyle and vitamin D dosage in women with breast cancer

“…For instance, Paiva et al (29), in a case-control study observed a family history of breast cancer in 12.5% of the patients with breast cancer and in 13.1% of the controls. Matos et al (30) also showed the prevalence of the disease in 2.3% mother, 3.9% sister and 0.2% daughter affected by the disease.…”

Risk factors of breast cancer and knowledge about the disease: an integrative revision of Latin American studies

“…This interpretation was supported by the fact that Latin American authors of 25 studies on the risk of BC mainly cited international literature published in English. There were only two exceptions of studies whose authors cited mainly previous publications of their own country written in Spanish and Portuguese 22,23 . In contrast, 16 studies on the knowledge and awareness about BC cited mainly previous publications of their own country written in Spanish or Portuguese (p < 0.0001).…”

“…In contrast, three authors identified increased educational level as risk factor (Chart 2) 34,36,40 . Decreased educational level may explain increased risk of non-participation on screening programs and BSE in three out of four studies (Chart 2) 22,29,50 . This argument cannot explain the results of Inamuru et al, who compared in a case-control study several reproductive risk factors among women from rural regions and urbanized centres of Mid-western Brazil (Chart 2) 37 : Additionally, the authors of this study also identified lower income and decreased educational level as risk factors for women living in rural areas (Chart 2) 37 .…”

“…In studies on the risk of BC, four authors identified decreased educational level as risk factor (Chart 2) 22,29,37,50 . In contrast, three authors identified increased educational level as risk factor (Chart 2) 34,36,40 .…”

“…Low income was also identified as a risk factor for ED behaviour in studies from Brazil and Colombia (Chart 2) 29,37,50 . Carvalho de Matos et al showed that mammography screening behaviour was positively associated with high income, whereas clinical breast examination was less common among women with high socioeconomic status (Chart 2) 22 .…”