Frecuencia de tratamientos en mujeres con cáncer de mama atendidas en la consulta externa en un hospital de especialidad en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The treatment of cancer consists in the application of several therapeutic measures, which depends on the degree of the disease and the general conditions of the women who suffer it. The study deals with the frequency of treatments in women with breast cancer treated in the outpatient clinic at the National Cancer Institute "Dr. Juan Tanca Marengo" Solca-Guayaquil. Objective: Describe the frequency of treatment in women with breast cancer. Methodological design: Quantitative, descriptive, prospective, longitudinal study. Techniques and Instruments: A questionnaire was made based on a questionnaire of questions to the women attended in the outpatient clinic of the chemotherapy area and an indirect observation matrix was applied, aimed at the collection of data by the clinical files obtained from the statistics department. of the institution. Population: 80 patients attended in the outpatient clinic of the chemotherapy area. Results: In the study carried out it was observed that the most relevant age was between 41 and 60 years with 48.75%; 40% with secondary education; 93.75% mestizo ethnic group; 75% have knowledge of the disease. Frequency of treatments 100%; chemotherapy; 47.5% surgery and 60% consume guanábana during the treatment. Conclusion: There is a combination of several treatments that allow agreement with the reference of the women surveyed. It can also be indicated that the consumption of a type of fruit contributes to the treatment of patients.