Estilo de vida para prevenir el Cáncer de Mama / Breast cancer preventing lifestyle

RESUMEN

El Cáncer de mama (Ca.m) es la neoplasia más frecuente enla población femenina mundial y es un problema de saluden muchos países desarrollados. Colombia no es ajena aesta problemática y presenta tasas de incidencia y demortalidad intermedias. En este país se han identificadozonas de alto riesgo, entre las que se encuentran lascapitales de los departamentos del Eje Cafetero, el Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Cundinamarca y Santander. Muchosfactores de riesgo se han asociado con esta patología; deéstos el que potencialmente se puede modificar másfácilmente es el estilo de vida, que depende en gran parte de cada mujer. Si se adoptan estilos de vida saludables se podrían prevenir, disminuir la morbilidad y mortalidad ocasionada por el Ca.m en las regiones de alta incidencia. / Breast cancer is the most frequent neoplasm in the global feminine population and it is a public health problem in developed countries. Colombia is not exempt to this problem presenting intermediate rates of incidence and mortality. High risk areas have been identified in Colombia, mainly the capitals of the departments of the Coffee Growing Zone, as well as Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Cundinamarca and Santander. Many risk factors have being associated with this pathology; from these, the factor that can be modified more easily is the lifestyle which mainly depends of each woman. Adopting a healthy lifestyle could prevent these risk factors and diminish the mortality caused by breast cancer in the high incidence regions.

ABSTRACT

Breast cancer is the most frequent neoplasm in the globalfeminine population and it is a public health problem indeveloped countries. Colombia is not exempt to thisproblem presenting intermediate rates of incidence andmortality. High risk areas have been identified in Colombia,mainly the capitals of the departments of the Coffee GrowingZone, as well as Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Cundinamarcaand Santander. Many risk factors have being associatedwith this pathology; from these, the factor that can bemodified more easily is the lifestyle which mainly dependsof each woman. Adopting a healthy lifestyle could preventthese risk factors and diminish the mortality caused bybreast cancer in the high incidence regions