ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENESIS WITH A FOCUS ON BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594532406069

• Palavras-chave: Breast cancer, cervical cancer, environmental carcinogen, cancer.

• Keywords: Breast cancer, cervical cancer, environmental carcinogen, cancer.

• Abstract:

  The present work presents an integrative review with recent research on environmental factors linked to breast and cervical cancer. We sought to highlight these two types of cancer due to their relevance in female mortality in the Brazilian and global context. Given this importance, regarding methodology, 1072 articles were found after searching with descriptors for an integrative review, screening 171 articles and subsequently 80 articles on environmental carcinogenesis with a focus on breast and cervical cancer. This is a quantitative study based on data from articles already existing in research databases, to synthesize knowledge from the a priori studies carried out. Data from the research design on environmental carcinogenesis was combined and there was a systematic analysis using exclusion criteria from databases such as SCIELO, PUBMED, VHL, articles were collected, and due to similarity, articles were combined with the results presented in summary form. The results are based on the oncology literature and several works complement each other. For breast cancer, the following factors stand out: physical activity, higher levels of estrogen, progesterone and androgens, female life cycle, diet and dairy products, consumption of light, moderate and chimarrão coffee, obesity and inflammation of WAT, alcohol and tobacco, maternal breastfeeding habit, pesticides and polluted areas. In parallel, regarding cervical cancer there are: HPV, smoking, multiple partners and oral contraceptives, vaginosis and changes in the microbiota.