Retrospective study of patients diagnosed with breast cancer hospitalized in university hospital

Abstract

Breast cancer is the second cancer with the highest incidence on the female population, and the first is the non-melanoma skin cancer. The concentration of nearly 70% of the population in big cities favors exposure to environmental risk factors, which is attributed a direct or indirect relation to 80% of cancer cases. Some chemicals, smoking, environmental pollution and socioeconomic disparity can generate influence on the distribution and incidence of cancer in different Brazilian regions. The study aimed at carring out a retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with breast cancer admitted to a University Hospital Sul Fluminense, Vassouras (RJ), Brazil, in the period from January 2010 to April 2014. The age ranged from 20 to 90 years, the mean age was 57.4 years, in which there was a predominance of the age group 50-59 years. With regard to skin color, it was seen a higher incidence in white women (51%). According to histological classification, the predominant cell carcinoma was invasive ductal type 2 grade of Nottingham. Based on our results, we conclude that the type of cancer with the highest incidence occurred largely in white women and the treatment recommended for most cases was the surgical removal that was associated with another therapeutic strategy, especially chemotherapy.