Demoras en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de mujeres con cáncer de mama en Bogotá, Colombia

Objective. Establish provider delay for breast cancer and related factors. Material and Methods. 1 106 women with breast cancer were approached in health care institutions of Bogota, Colombia. According to the history of first consul-tation, we established diagnostic and treatment incidence rates, which were compared for different variables. A Cox hazard model was established. Results. Median time from first consultation to diagnosis and start of treatment were 91 days (CI95%:82-97 days) and 137 days (CI95%:127-147 days) respectively. Diagnosis and treatment were faster in women with higher educational level, affiliated to the “special” social security, with better socioeconomic conditions and in screening-detected breast cancers. Conclusion. Provider delay isexcessive. There are clear inequities in access to services and a need of reducing the waiting times for women with a suspicion of breast cancer.

• Autores: Piñeros, Marion; Sánchez, Ricardo; Perry, Fernando; García, Oscar Armando; Ocampo, Rocío; Cendales, Ricardo
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2011
• Institución: Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud - FUCS
• Repositorio: Repositorio Digital Institucional ReDi
• Idioma: eng; spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.fucsalud.edu.co:001/1553
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.fucsalud.edu.co/handle/001/1553
• Palabra clave: Neoplasias de la mama; Detección precoz del cáncer; Servicios de salud - Colombia
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)