Risk factors for developing cancer a community of san antonio itapytapunta barrios and city asuncion – paraguay

SUMMARY Neoplasms are the second leading cause of death. Risk factors for developing cancer include age, sex, genetic factors, diet and exposure to chemicals, radiation, lifestyle and obesity. The objective is to determine the frequency of risk factors for the most common cancers in a community. Methodology: observational, descriptive cross-sectional study (with analytical component), held in Asuncion, San Antonio and Ytapytapunta neighborhoods consists of 887 families, 1928 residents over 20 years old, divided into 31 blocks, the study population was 230 residents of both sexes, in the period from August 2014 to May 2015, probability sampling cluster. Sample size whereas the most common risk factor is smoking, is taken as a benchmark for calculating the sample, CI 90%, total amplitude (w): 0.10 and the expected proportion: 0.30 which took a sample size of 229 patients. For dichotomous variables the chi-square and comparative variables in ANOVA was used. Results: 12.6% residents are smokers, 25.4% overall secondhand smoke. Women 17.4% initiated sexual intercourse before age 18, 43.7% use contraceptive hormones. 2.6% reported a history of colonic polyps and by 6.5% a family history of colon cancer. 52.67% consume alcoholic beverages. 76, 08% do not perform physical activity. 14% had normal weight, 33% overwight, 53% some degree of obesity.