The Correlation of Socio

Demographic and Knowledge

Factors Toward
Therapy Options among Breast
Cancer Patients

Dikri Nurfazrin Date 17 march 2021

Abstrac
The high prevalence and incidence of breast cancer patients threatens the quality of life of
Indonesian. In addition to the patient's condition, the choice of therapy is also a factor faced by the
patient and his family. A cross-sectional study was conducted directly to the community of 198
cancer patients in the main region,, West Java Province.. Data collection is done through face-to-
face interviews with patients, with or without family. The results showed that there was a significant
relationship between the demographic social factors of physical, emotional condition, patient age,
marital, family. status, confidence, and income and knowledge factors knowledge about diseases,
causes of breast, indications and symptoms of breast, indications and symptoms during breast
cancer therapy, breast cancer, and treatment of indications and symptoms with therapeutic options.
Cancer causes about 8,2 million deaths every years and
is the second leading cause of death in the world

1. Research in 2013, found 6,701 breast cancer

patients in West Java.

2. 2014 the number of patients was 239

3. in 2015 it increased to 523

4. the decline in 2016 the number fell to 459

government regulations on cancer
treatment
The Minister of Health number 1109 / MENKES / PER / IX / 2007 regarding
complementary and alternative medicine, so all traditional medicine must
register with the Head of the Health Office to get a medical personnel
registration letter for the so-called alternative medicine. SBR-TPKA The
development of the use of modern and complementary therapies is closely
related to the decision-making process as the main expected action.
therapeutic treatment
options

1. Conventional/modern
2. Traditional
3. Complementary
From the previous explanation, the most
popular modern therapy is chemotherapy.
Several research states that the combination between modern and
complementary therapy can increase the quality of life of breast cancer
patients. There are, however, some others with opposing thesis
statements ,and Hope for recovery.
Research Wang et al , Chinese medicine affects significantly to the quality
of life of breast cancer patients.
Furthermore, therapy options can also be impacted by the distance of the
therapy place to the people , affordable price, quality of service, and etc.
From the previous explanation, the most
popular modern therapy is chemotherapy.
Chinese medicine has a significant effect on the quality of life for breast cancer sufferers.
In addition, the choice of therapy can also be influenced by the distance between the
therapy site and the community, affordable prices, quality of service, and so on. According
to Gerber et al., Other factors include therapy service providers, therapy costs, and
distance. While the factors of people who use the therapy are education level and
socioeconomic status. There are also socio-demographic and knowledge factors.
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