Factores de riesgo de recaída en pacientes diagnosticados con cáncer de próstata de alto riesgo que fueron atendidos en el Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco Arteaga, del 2014 al 2017

Abstract

Background: Prostate cancer is the most frequent neoplasm in the male population over 40 years old and it represents the second cause of mortality worldwide. Objective: To determine the risk relapse factors in patients diagnosed with a high risk of prostate cancer attended at the Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco Arteaga in Cuenca city, from 2014 to 2017. Methodology: A cross-sectional analytical type of research was carried out covering a universe and sample considering all patients diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer. Data were collected through a form. Results: A total of 184 patients were registered, the mean age was 72 years; more than half of the study population came from Azuay province (57.6%), most of them were considered mestizo (98.4%), and at diagnosis approximately half of the patients were overweight (45.1%). Of the patients under the study, 31.9% presented relapse of their oncologic disease with a minimum follow-up period of 5 years. Of all the possible risk factors studied, there was a statistically significant association with the age (over 60 years old), tobacco use, and patients who underwent prostatectomy as radical treatment. Conclusion: Approximately one-third of the study population presented relapse. Age, tobacco use, and prostatectomy as radical treatment were the variables associated with the risk of relapse.