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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3038
Resumen
HERNANDEZ CISNEROS, Freddie; DIAZ SEGUI, Damarys; SARDINAS MONTES DE OCA, Odalys y MARTINEZ CABRERA, Norma. Neoplasias malignas: caracterización. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1997, vol.13, n.1, pp. 28-33. ISSN 1561-3038.
: A cross-sectional study was carried out, with the aim of characterizing the patients with malignant neoplasms in a health area, from March 1994 to August of the same year; the universe of study was represented by 75 patients diagnosed with some kind of malignant disease, and the primary score of the data, by means of a survey with selected variables; information was processed in a computed way. The most important results found, were: the highest incidence in the 50 years old or more age group; the 56 % smoked, and the 17.33 % drank alcoholic beverages; the three most frequent sites, were: breast, cervix uteri and skin, and also outstanding defficiencies were detected in the promotion and prevention of these diseases.
Palabras clave : NEOPLASMS [epidemiology]; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; CROSS SECTIONAL STUDIES;; RISK FACTORS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY, HEALTH PROMOTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; SMOKING.