Special Needs of Young Women with Breast Cancer in Limited Resource Settings



Título del documento: Special Needs of Young Women with Breast Cancer in Limited Resource Settings
Revista: Revista de investigación clínica
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000455360
ISSN: 0034-8376
Autores: 1
2
3
4
Instituciones: 1Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Ciudad de México. México
2Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Cuernavaca, Morelos. México
3Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Monterrey, Nuevo León. México
4Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Departamento de Investigación y Tumores de Mama, Ciudad de México. México
Año:
Periodo: Jul-Ago
Volumen: 69
Número: 4
Paginación: 210-222
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Young women with breast cancer (YWBC) comprise a group of patients with unique biopsychosocial characteristics with a special perception of needs throughout their disease and survivorship. Contexts marked by restricted allocations and economic constraints might further aggravate the struggle of these patients living within limited resource settings and can demand added requirements for them and their families. Objective: To analytically explore the existing knowledge regarding the needs of YWBC in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). Methods: We conducted a thorough literature review of scientific journal databases available in Spanish and English containing information on YWBC in LMICs. Results: We did not find any publications exclusively assessing this topic in resource-limited settings. We looked for data on the different types of YW need from studies in the region that assessed the needs of breast cancer (BC) patients in general and described in their findings the particularities of young patients. Young BC patients described within the literature present a variety of needs. Those reported most frequently as unmet were related to information needs and psychological counseling, practical and physical assistance, and social and spiritual support. Conclusions: Published literature on the subject - particularly in Latin America - is extremely scarce. This offers an area of opportunity for conducting further research in this topic that would help improve health professional training and establish health policies in favor of YWBC
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Medicina social,
Oncología,
Ginecología y obstetricia,
Mujeres jóvenes,
Cáncer de mama,
Pobreza,
Apoyo social,
Servicios de salud
Keyword: Social medicine,
Oncology,
Gynecology and obstetrics,
Young women,
Breast cancer,
Poverty,
Social support,
Health services
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