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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2565-005X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta mexicana de oncología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac. mex. oncol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2565-005X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Oncología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2565-005X2025000200005</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/j.gamo.25000081</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Satisfaction in external breast prostheses: a case study in Zacatecas, Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Satisfacción en prótesis mamarias externas: un estudio de caso en Zacatecas, México]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Burnes-Rudecino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Susana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Juárez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Baltazar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosario]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gamaliel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ismael de la]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas Training Academic Unit ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Zac ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Tecnológico Nacional de México Systems and Computer Science Unit ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Gto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas Optics and Vision Laboratory ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Zacatecas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>76</fpage>
<lpage>85</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2565-005X2025000200005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2565-005X2025000200005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2565-005X2025000200005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: Dissatisfaction with standardized external breast prostheses (SEBP) can negatively impact the quality of life in women treated for breast cancer.  Objective: To identify and visualize discomforts associated with SEBP use in women with unilateral radical mastectomy in Zacatecas, Mexico.  Method: The level of dissatisfaction with SEBP in daily life was analyzed through descriptive statistics using tables, percentages, and frequencies. The analysis and results of this study are based on two cross-sectional observational studies conducted in March 2024 and February 2025, involving mastectomized women in Zacatecas, Mexico.  Results: Although more than half of participants reported overall satisfaction with their prosthesis, specific aspects revealed dissatisfaction related to shape, naturalness, mobility, comfort, and weight.  Conclusion: The use of SEBP in mastectomized women reveals areas of dissatisfaction. To visualize this problem, the design of customized prostheses in Zacatecas is necessary to enhance self-esteem, symmetry in her physical aspect, and improving their life after facing breast cancer.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes: La insatisfacción con las prótesis mamarias externas estandarizadas (PMEE) puede afectar la calidad de vida en mujeres que han recibido tratamiento por cáncer de mama.  Objetivo: Identificar y visualizar las incomodidades asociadas al uso de PMEE en mujeres con mastectomía radical unilateral en Zacatecas, México.  Método: Se realizó un estudio del grado de satisfacción del uso cotidiano de las PMEE mediante estadística descriptiva, utilizando tablas, porcentajes y frecuencias. Esto por medio de dos estudios observacionales transversales realizados en marzo del 2024 y febrero del 2025, con la participación de mujeres con mastectomía radical unilateral del Estado de Zacatecas, México.  Resultados: Aunque más de la mitad de las participantes declaró sentirse generalmente satisfecha con el uso de su prótesis, al evaluar los aspectos específicos se identificaron diferentes grados de insatisfacción relacionados con la forma, naturalidad, movilidad, comodidad y peso de esta.  Conclusión: El uso de PMEE en mujeres mastectomizadas en Zacatecas revela áreas de insatisfacción. Así, visualizar este problema es necesario para el diseño de prótesis personalizadas para mejorar su postura, su autovaloración y la simetría en su aspecto físico, tanto como su calidad de vida después de enfrentar el cáncer de mama.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Breast cancer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[External breast prostheses]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Satisfaction using external breast prostheses]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cáncer de mama]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Prótesis mamaria externa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Satisfacción usando prótesis mamarias externas]]></kwd>
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