Exame clínico das mamas no Programa de Saúde da Família: experiência no litoral sul do Brasil
Clinical breast exam in the Health Family Program: experience in the south coast of Brazil
Keywords:
Breast examination, Breast cancer, Breast disease, PainAbstract
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of benign findings and breast cancer incidence among the feminine population examined in all the three public offices (PO) associated to the Health Family Program
(PSF) in Xangri-Lá, RS, Brazil.Methods: Taking part in an extension project from the Medical School
of the Federal University ofRio Grande do Sul, agents from the PSF invited women older than 20 years of
age to perform a breast clinicalevaluation in one of the PO. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied
and a database was created to store information from the collected variables and thephysical examination.
Results: Seven hundred twenty-eigth patients were included. Abnormal breast shape and volume were
detected in 11.4% ofcases, nipple abnormalities in 3.4% and referred breast pain in 7.0%. The gross incidence rate ofbreast cancer was 128 per 100.000 women. Conclusion: Abnormal-benign examinations
were present in 15% of patients and breast cancer was successfully diagnosed by a physician trained in
clinical breast examination. We hope that these results could stimulate new programs for prevention and
control of breast cancer, applied to primary attention.
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