SELF-EXAMINATION AS BREAST CANCER PREVENTION: CASE REPORT

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592462208085

• Palavras-chave: Breast cancer, self-examination, diagnosis, nursing

• Keywords: Breast cancer, self-examination, diagnosis, nursing

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Breast cancer is a type of malignant tumor that most affects women in much of the world, considered an important public health adversity. Goal: To report a case of breast cancer. Results: Young female patient in January 2019 had normal exams after performing preventive exams annually, in September she noticed a lump in the left breast during the bath. She had 4 cycles of red chemotherapy and 12 cycles of white chemotherapy; thirty days after finishing the treatment she had the tumor removal surgery. Methodology: Qualitative study of the descriptive case report type carried out in November 2020 in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Conclusion: Through this study it can be observed that breast cancer affects women of different social and economic levels with or without family history, it also showed the importance of the patient to recognize his own body and seek the health service

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