Prevalencia de cáncer de mama a nivel mundial:

Abstract

Introduction: Oncological diseases result in a series of pathologies that can appear in the organism of any person, regardless of their sex or chronological age; such conditions involve the anomalistic and uncontrollable growth of the cells in any part of an individual’s anatomy, being able to disseminate gradually to other nearby tissues. Breast cancer is a pathological condition that is notable through its significant prevalence in women, placing itself as the second cause of mortality globally and the first in the Hispanic population. Methodology: The present research is a meta-analysis study of a type of systemic revision, carried out under a qualitative approach, considering 21 publications that were obtained from scientific sources such as Scopus, Medline, SciELO, Redalyc, Lilacs, and other databases from the Catholic University of Cuenca. Results: The prevalence of this disease during the year 2020 affected more than two million women worldwide. Most cases were recorded in the United States, followed by the regions of Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, where it is the principal oncological disease within the feminine population, with a mortality rate that borders on 40 million annual deaths. Conclusions: The population of greatest vulnerability for the development of breast cancer are women of an age that varies between 45-60 years old, residing in urban areas of developing or underdeveloped countries.

Keywords: cancer, breast, oncological diseases, prevalence, mortality.