Risk factors for breast cancer in mammography consultation at hospital of Ecuador, 2020.

Abstract Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the western hemisphere and represents the cancer with the highest incidence in the female population of Ecuador and the predisposition to develop breast cancer responds to several factors. Objective: To determine the risk factors for breast cancer in patients of the mammography office of the Dr. Verdi Cevallos Regional Hospital. Methods: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional research, with a sample of 143 women who attended the mammography consultation of the Regional Hospital Dr. Verdi Cevallos Balda during the period January-December 2020, through the application of a 22-question questionnaire on risk factors for breast cancer, prepared by specialists in the area. Results: The most significant risk factors in the study were: family history of cancer, not breastfeeding, early menarche and hormone replacement therapy. Conclusion: It was observed that the risk factors for breast cancer in order of importance are: family history of cancer, early menarche, not breastfeeding, and hormone replacement therapy.