Survival according to opportunity in breast cancer care in a Colombian Caribbean Center

Background: Delays in time between diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer can affect survival. Objective: To determine survival according to the time between diagnosis and the start of treatment in women with breast cancer, which treated at a center in the city of Barranquilla. Material and methods: Retrospective study of 235 women with breast cancer in whom overall survival was evaluated. Kaplan–Meier and log-rank analysis were performed. Binary logistic regression was performed using SPSS, version 19. Results: Mean age was 55.3 years (± 12.2), mean time in care 99.9 days (± 132.3), and mean overall survival 69.3 months (95% CI: 63.4-75.3). Survival was lower with less chance: 60.9 months (95% CI: 54.3-67.6). Statistical significance was found for: age under 60 years, subsidized health regimen, and positive E/P recipients Conclusions: Interventions are needed to reduce delays in starting treatment and improve survival in patients with breast cancer.

• Autores: Aguirre-Acuña, Astor; Chacón-Chacón, Hernando; Arnedo-Franco, Guadalupe; Alcocer Olaciregui, Adalgisa Esther; Vargas Moranth, Rusvelt
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2022
• Institución: Corporación Universidad de la Costa
• Repositorio: REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/10791
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/11323/10791; https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
• Palabra clave: Survival; Time; Breast cancer; Supervivencia; Tiempo; Cáncer de mama
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)