title: [Breast cancer update in primary care: (V/V)].
abstract: Breast cancer is a prevalent disease affecting all areas of patients' lives. Therefore, family physicians ought to know thoroughly this pathology to optimize the health care services for these patients making the best use of available resources. A series of five articles on breast cancer is presented below. It is based on a review of the scientific literature over the last ten years. In this final section, the social, psychological, occupational and family issues related to the disease will be reviewed, as well as presenting some special situations of breast cancer, including breast cancer in men, during pregnancy and last stages of life. This summary report aims to provide a current and practical review about this disease, providing answers to family doctors and helping them to be by the patients for their benefit throughout their illness.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. Electronic address: noivix20@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Noiva
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Díaz García
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Los Alpes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuadrado Rouco
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Los Alpes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vich
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Canillejas, Grupo de Actividades Preventivas de SEMERGEN, España.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Los Alpes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brusint
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Internacional, Madrid Salud, Grupo de Actividades Preventivas de SEMERGEN, España.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Redondo Margüello
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011584:Psychology
keywords: Breast cancer; Cáncer de mama; Cáncer de mama en el varón; Embarazo; Male Breast Neoplasm; Pregnancy; Psicología; Psychology; Sexualidad; Sexuality