ABSTRACT
El cáncer de mama es una enfermedad prevalente con implicaciones en todas las esferas de la vida de las pacientes, por lo que el médico de familia debe conocer en profundidad esta patología para optimizar la atención con los mejores recursos disponibles. Los 5 artículos que componen esta revisión ofrecen un resumen de la literatura sobre el cáncer de mama publicada en los últimos 10 años. En este último apartado se abordarán los aspectos sociales, psicológicos, laborales y familiares relacionados con la enfermedad así como algunas situaciones especiales de cáncer de mama, entre ellas, el cáncer de mama en el varón, en el embarazo y en las edades extremas de la vida. Esta revisión pretende ofrecer una visión global, actualizada y práctica sobre la enfermedad que permita resolver los interrogantes que se presentan en la consulta de atención primaria, facilitar respuestas a las mujeres que lo soliciten y en definitiva, permanecer al lado de las pacientes a lo largo de su enfermedad con la tranquilidad del conocimiento (AU)
Breast cancer is a prevalent disease affecting all areas of patients lives. Therefore, family physicians ought to know thoroughly this pathology to optimize the health care services for these patients making the best use of available resources. A series of five articles on breast cancer is presented below. It is based on a review of the scientific literature over the last ten years. In this final section, the social, psychological, occupational and family issues related to the disease will be reviewed, as well as presenting some special situations of breast cancer, including breast cancer in men, during pregnancy and last stages of life. This summary report aims to provide a current and practical review about this disease, providing answers to family doctors and helping them to be by the patients for their benefit throughout their illness (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology , Breast Neoplasms, Male/epidemiology , Mammaplasty/psychology , Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Breast Neoplasms/psychology , Sickness Impact Profile , Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Breast cancer is a prevalent disease affecting all areas of patients' lives. Therefore, family physicians ought to know thoroughly this pathology to optimize the health care services for these patients making the best use of available resources. A series of five articles on breast cancer is presented below. It is based on a review of the scientific literature over the last ten years. In this final section, the social, psychological, occupational and family issues related to the disease will be reviewed, as well as presenting some special situations of breast cancer, including breast cancer in men, during pregnancy and last stages of life. This summary report aims to provide a current and practical review about this disease, providing answers to family doctors and helping them to be by the patients for their benefit throughout their illness.
