Prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in Birjand between 2009 and 2010
Background and Aim: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in industrialized countries and the third in developing ones. The present study aimed at assessing prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 in Birjand between 2009 and 2010. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical s...
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| author | fatemeh haghighi mahyar mohammadifard ghodratollah naseh katauon hashem seyyed alireza saadatjoo |
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| description | Background and Aim: Cancer is the second
leading cause of death in industrialized countries and the third in developing
ones. The present study aimed at assessing prevalence of breast cancer among
women over 30 in Birjand between 2009 and 2010. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 2000 over
30 years women from Birjand city were selected through multiple-stage sampling.
A demographic questionnaire was completed by each subject after being justified
about the importance of screening and method of examination. Clinical breast
examination was performed by a female GP under standard conditions, one week
after menstrual ceasing. When there was a palpable mass in the breast, the
participant underwent a mammography test for an accurate diagnosis of the type
and size of the lesion. Positive cases were referred to a surgeon for open
biopsy. The obtained data was analyzed by means of SPSS software (V: 15) using ANOVA test at α
= 0.05 as the significance level. Results: Out of 2000 surveyed women, 80 were excluded because of the
inappropriateness of their completed questionnaires. Totally, 1920 women were
included with the mean age of 44.48±8.56 (range: 30-88) years. Out of 267 women
(13.9%) referred for mammography due to positive clinical findings, only 134
(50.2%) cases underwent mammography test and 17 of them (12.7%) had a lesion as
observed in their mammography images and, as a result,
fibrocystic lesion was the most common diagnosis. Biopsy was performed for 32
patients (1.6% of the total participants) and malignancy was reported in 11
patients (0.5%). Mean age of the cancer patients was 41.18±12.65 years which
was similar to other women's situation without malignancy (P=0.11). Conclusion: According to our results and based on the low mean age of patients
with breast cancer, it is required to study the causes leading to the early
occurrence of breast cancer at young ages in this area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2056528d826462b8883ef0f0182d2842022-12-22T00:14:01ZfasBirjand University of Medical Sciences and Health Servicesمجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند1607-21972423-61522013-05-012016876Prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in Birjand between 2009 and 2010fatemeh haghighi0mahyar mohammadifard1ghodratollah naseh2katauon hashem3seyyed alireza saadatjoo4 , department of pathology, faculty of medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran , department of radiology, faculty of medicine , Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran , department of cardiology, faculty of medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran , University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , department of nursing, school of nursing and mdwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Background and Aim: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in industrialized countries and the third in developing ones. The present study aimed at assessing prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 in Birjand between 2009 and 2010. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 2000 over 30 years women from Birjand city were selected through multiple-stage sampling. A demographic questionnaire was completed by each subject after being justified about the importance of screening and method of examination. Clinical breast examination was performed by a female GP under standard conditions, one week after menstrual ceasing. When there was a palpable mass in the breast, the participant underwent a mammography test for an accurate diagnosis of the type and size of the lesion. Positive cases were referred to a surgeon for open biopsy. The obtained data was analyzed by means of SPSS software (V: 15) using ANOVA test at α = 0.05 as the significance level. Results: Out of 2000 surveyed women, 80 were excluded because of the inappropriateness of their completed questionnaires. Totally, 1920 women were included with the mean age of 44.48±8.56 (range: 30-88) years. Out of 267 women (13.9%) referred for mammography due to positive clinical findings, only 134 (50.2%) cases underwent mammography test and 17 of them (12.7%) had a lesion as observed in their mammography images and, as a result, fibrocystic lesion was the most common diagnosis. Biopsy was performed for 32 patients (1.6% of the total participants) and malignancy was reported in 11 patients (0.5%). Mean age of the cancer patients was 41.18±12.65 years which was similar to other women's situation without malignancy (P=0.11). Conclusion: According to our results and based on the low mean age of patients with breast cancer, it is required to study the causes leading to the early occurrence of breast cancer at young ages in this area.http://journal.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-291-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1Breast Cancer Prevalence Screening Mammography |
| spellingShingle | fatemeh haghighi mahyar mohammadifard ghodratollah naseh katauon hashem seyyed alireza saadatjoo Prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in Birjand between 2009 and 2010 مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Breast Cancer Prevalence Screening Mammography |
| title | Prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in Birjand between 2009 and 2010 |
| title_full | Prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in Birjand between 2009 and 2010 |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in Birjand between 2009 and 2010 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in Birjand between 2009 and 2010 |
| title_short | Prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in Birjand between 2009 and 2010 |
| title_sort | prevalence of breast cancer among women over 30 years in birjand between 2009 and 2010 |
| topic | Breast Cancer Prevalence Screening Mammography |
| url | http://journal.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-291-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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