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Monitoring modifiable risk factors for breast cancer: an obligation for health professionals/Monitoreo de fatores de riesgo modificables para cancer de mama: una obligacion para profesionales de salud/Monitoramento de fatores de risco modificaveis para cancer de mama: uma obrigacao dos profissionais de saude

Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common disease in women and constitutes the second leading cause of cancer death in this population. The factors that contribute to the risk of occurrence are divided into nonmodifiable and modifiable factors. Although there are interventions in primary care to p...

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Published in:Revista panamericana de salud pública 2017-06, Vol.41 (3)
Main Authors: Guerrero, Veronica Guerra, Baez, Antonieta Fazzi, Gonzalez, Carmen Gloria Cofre, Gonzalez, Carmen Gloria Mino
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Language:Spanish
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Summary:Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common disease in women and constitutes the second leading cause of cancer death in this population. The factors that contribute to the risk of occurrence are divided into nonmodifiable and modifiable factors. Although there are interventions in primary care to prevent the disease, these measures have not produced the desired changes in women's health. This article reviews the major modifiable risk factors for breast cancer and describes how these factors can affect the incidence of cancer in women. This information shows that modifiable risk factors (such as physical activity, diet, obesity, and use of alcohol and tobacco) can influence the occurrence of breast cancer, in part depending on the life stage of a woman, including menopausal status. Timely prevention at the primary care level is one of the most important areas on which health professionals need to focus in order to help reduce the incidence of breast cancer. Keywords Neoplasms; breast neoplasms; risk factors; life style; primary prevention. En todo el mundo, el cancer de mama es la enfermedad que afecta con mas frecuencia a las mujeres y la constituye la segunda causa principal de muerte por cancer en esta poblacion. Entre los factores responsables del riesgo de cancer se distinguen los no modificables y los modificables. Aunque hay intervenciones de atencion primaria destinadas a prevenir la enfermedad, estas medidas no han logrado los cambios deseados en la salud de la mujer. En este articulo se examinan los principales factores de riesgo de cancer de mama que son modificables y se describe el modo en que estos factores influyen en la incidencia del cancer femenino. La informacion contenida en este articulo demuestra que los factores de riesgo modificables (como la actividad fisica, la alimentacion, la obesidad y el consumo de alcohol y tabaco) determinan la aparicion del cancer de mama y estan parcialmente ligados a la fase de la vida en la que se encuentra la mujer, como el estado menopausico. La prevencion oportuna como parte de la atencion primaria es una de las areas mas importantes en las que tienen que centrarse los profesionales de la salud para ayudar a reducir la incidencia del cancer de mama. Palabras clave Neoplasias; neoplasias de la mama; factores de riesgo; estilo de vida; prevencion primaria. O cancer de mama e a doenca mais comum em mulheres em todo o mundo e constitui a segunda principal causa de morte por cancer nesta populacao. Os fato
ISSN:1020-4989