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Breast Cancer: An Analytic Study | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-39 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammed Hasan Al-Alwan; Walid Al-Ani | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Objectives: To find the relation between the duration of symptoms at presentation and the size of the mass at diagnosis of breast cancer. Design: Retrospective study Setting: Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital and Private Hospitals in Baghdad. Patients: The records of 60 patients {personal series} with breast cancer were reviewed; the required data were recovered and analyzed Results: The mean size of the mass at diagnosis was 3.3 cm. The mean duration at presentation was 9.7 weeks. Also it shows the mean number of lymph nodes involved was 2.64 and the mean age of patients was 43 years. Most of our patients 37 (61.7%) presented in stage 2. Conclusion: There is a delay in presentation of patients with breast cancer, which necessitates an intensive campaign of health education and to consider the place of screening program. Key Words: Breast cancer, Size of the mass, Duration at presentation. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Breast cancer; Size of the mass; Duration at presentation | ||
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