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Descriptive Study of Breast Cancer in Missan (South of Iraq) | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 419-426 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ali Abdul Aziz Al-Shawi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Breast cancer, is the most common cancer and most common cause of death in middle aged women. This was a descriptive study conducted over period of four years ,from July 2005 to July 2009, in surgical unit, Al-Sadder general hospital, Missan , south of Iraq. A total 144 patients were included in this study , 143 female and 1 male patient. The most common age group was above 50 years with 54 cases (37.5%) followed by40-49 years age group with 43 cases (29.9%), 15 patients ( 10.5)% have family history of malignant disease. Ten patient have history of breast cancer, while the other 5 (3.5)% have positive family history of other malignancy. 128 were married (119 have history of pregnancy and 9 patients were nulliparous). 15 of cases were single. 83 patients (57.6) % were living in the urban while 61(43.4%) were living in the rural area, statistically there was no significant difference between these groups (p >0.05). Most of our patients were of low socio-economic state, with low level of education. Breast lump is the common presenting symptom of breast cancer( 84% ), Infiltrating ductal carcinoma was the commonest pathological type, found in 123 patients (91.6%) . 70% of the patients were in stage III &IV. | ||
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