Câncer de mama: uma revisão sobre seus aspectos clínicos, diagnóstico e tratamento

Abstract

Cancer consists of a disorderly growth of cells tending to invade organs and tissues, presenting metastatic capacity for other regions of the body. Breast cancer, a condition that occurs more frequently in women, due to being related to two hormones produced by the ovaries, estradiol and progesterone, in addition to some risk factors, such as family history, age, early and late menarche, pregnancy after 30 years. Despite being a cancer that presents a cure, it represents the most feared among women, since it interferes with their aesthetics and psychological. This work aims to carry out a systematic review about the epidemiology, signs and symptoms of breast cancer, as well as the early diagnosis of the disease and treatment. It is a bibliographic search in indexed databases Pubmed, Scielo, Medline and INCA website of articles published between the years 2010 to 2020, using the keywords “breast cancer”, “breast cancer risk factors ”,“ Breast cancer diagnosis ”and“ breast cancer treatment ”. Breast cancer is also influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Prevention strategies directed against these risk factors must be taken in advance. It is of great importance to invest in more competent, comprehensive diagnostic methods that really slow down the number of breast cancer deaths.