ArticleBreast (Edinburgh, Scotland)2020
Breast cancer survival in Brazil: How much health care access impact on cancer outcomes?
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- Postdiagnosis body fatness, weight change and breast cancer prognosis: Global Cancer Update Program (CUP global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis.International journal of cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Breast Cancer-Specific Survival and Prognostic Factors in a Statewide Oncology Network in Brazil: A Registry-Linked Retrospective Cohort Study.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Connecting care-telemedicine breaks barriers for low-income Brazilians battling breast cancer: a prospective cohort study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2026Article
- Deep inspiration breath hold: dosimetric benefits to decrease cardiac dose during postoperative radiation therapy for breast cancer patients.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2023Article
- Fighting Cancer around the World: A Framework for Action.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Breast imaging hindered during covid-19 pandemic, in Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer has a high incidence and increasing mortality in Southern Brazil. The present study evaluated clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, and their association with overall survival in a private cancer center.
methods1113 breast cancer patients were included in this study. The association between survival and clinicopathological and sociodemographic characteristics was analyzed using Cox regression and Kaplan-Meyer curves.
resultsMedian age at diagnosis was 52 years (SD 13.5). Most patients were diagnosed in stages 0 and I (62.7%), while only 1.3% had stage IV disease. Five- and 10-year overall survival were 93.5% and 83.8%, respectively. According to multivariate analysis, age at diagnosis (HR 1.05; CI95 1.03-1.06), staging (stage III: HR 4.04; CI95 1.34-12.19; stage IV: HR 9.61; CI95 2.17-42.50), high KI67 (HR 5.46; CI95 1.27-23.32) and distant recurrence (HR 7.28; CI95 4.79-11.06) were significantly associated with survival. Smoking status, years of education, BMI, and tumor biological status were not significantly associated with mortality.
conclusionsThis cohort of Brazilian patients, who received timely and appropriate treatment, achieved outcomes that are comparable to those from high income countries. Breast cancer mortality seems dependent on the quality of health care available to patients.
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