Relación de edad y sobrevida tras cirugía con intención curativa por cáncer gástrico en adultos. Instituto del Cáncer SOLCA. Cuenca. 2012-2017

Abstract

Background: gastric cancer is one of the diseases with the highest morbidity and mortality worldwide; however, mortality can be reduced if it is diagnosed early and appropriate therapy is applied. Objective: to determine the relationship between age and survival after surgery with curative intent for gastric cancer in patients treated at the SOLCA Cancer Institute, Cuenca, in the period 2012-2017. Methodology: An analytical, retrospective study was carried out with the digital and anonymized database of the SOLCA-Cuenca Cancer Institute. Data were presented in frequency and percentage tables. Chi-square (X2), Kaplan Meier analysis and Cox regression were applied to relate the variables age and years of survival, being considered statistically significant when p<0.05. Results: Of the 603 patients with gastric cancer registered during the evaluation period, 35.3% underwent surgery, achieving follow-up of only 45.1%. A total of 96 patients were included, 70.8% underwent surgery with curative intentions. The sample was dominated by men (52.9%) and age groups from 70 to 79 years (30.2%). The 5-year survival rate was 69.1% with a median survival time of 7.24±0.49 years. Age was not significantly related to patient survival (X 2=3.15; p=0.667). Conclusions: there is a high 5-year survival rate in patients with gastric cancer who underwent surgery with curative intent, which was not associated with age