Calidad de vida en mujeres con cáncer de mama en Latinoamérica: revisión bibliográfica

Abstract

Breast cancer is a chronic disease that particularly affects women, originating in mammary tissue and progressing to become a malignant mass or tumor. This research aims to determine the factors affecting the quality of life of breast cancer patients in Latin America. It is a systematic review employing the PRISMA methodology and analyzing 15 articles published in the last five years in databases such as SciELO, Elsevier, Medline, PubMed, Redalyc, Dialnet, BVS, and university repositories, among others. The results indicate that some factors influence the lifestyle of breast cancer patients. For example, physical factors in 98%, such as pain and reactions to treatments; psychological factors in 87%, including anxiety, depression, fear, and difficulty in coping with the disease; and social factors in 77%, as evidenced by isolation from friends and family, and even conflicts with partners. Thus, based on the analysis of these articles, it can be inferred that the lifestyle of patients in Latin America is primarily affected by physical factors related to their treatment.