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February 25-26, 2019 | Paris, France
13
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World Cancer Congress
Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics | Volume 4
Risk factors for Breast Cancer in patients presented at the Khartoum Teaching Hospital
Ayda Hussain Omer Mustafa
University of AL-Neelain, Sudan
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reast cancer is the dominant cancer in the female in Sudan,
Percentages of the breast cancers represented 38.4% to
42% of all female cancers.
The objective is to study the risk factors for breast cancer at
Khartoum teaching hospital in the study period and to compare
them with the literature. This is a prospective cross sectional
hospital based study done on patients who confirmed to have
breast cancer by histopathology at Khartoum Teaching Hospital
(KTH) during the period from November 2013 to November
2014. This study includes 110 patients, the age ranges from 25
-85 years, 98.2% were females, and the majority of patients
(34.2%) fell in the age group 45 -54 years, the majority 34.2%
originate from North, the highest incidence was in Gaalia tribe,
73.8% were married, 22.7% were single and 2.7% widowed.
Sixty one patients (54.9%) develop menarche at or below the
age of 13 years old, 57.6% had their first child below the age of
31 years old, 63.9% have children, 8.1% were nulliparous. Sixty
five patients (58.5%) have a full termpregnancies and 5 patients
(4.5%) have a twins, only 3patients (2.7%) didnot breastfed, just
7.2% had menopause at 55 years or more. There were 17.1%
diabetics, and 15.3% receive oral contraceptive pills. Eighteen
patients (16.2%) had a previous breast diseases, and17.1%
had a family history of breast cancer. The majorities were
overweight 42.3% and 89.1% were housewives, 22.7% ate diet
rich in fat, 39.1%wereeducated toprimary school level, illiterate
27.3%, 23.6% educated to secondary school level, and15.1% to
university level. Twenty-seven patients (24.5%) were exposed
to x-ray, 3 patients 2.7% to mammography radiation, and 1.8%
to radiotherapy. Twenty-two patients (20%) were taking aspirin
regularly, 11.8% NSAIDs, and 12.7% antihypertensive drugs
regularly, 28% had chronic illnesses. Just 2.7% were victims
for insect bite. North was the commonest state of origin and
the Gaalia, Shawaiga and Kwahla is the mostly affected tribes,
breast cancer occur in a younger age group 45 – 54 years old.
Family history, early menarche, contraceptive pills and diabetes
play important role risk factors. Age at first birth, menopausal
status, breast feeding, education and socioeconomic state play
less effects.
e:
aydahussein@gmail.com