TITLE:
Breast Cancer in Western Iraq: Clinicopathological Single Institution Study
AUTHORS:
Arkan Obaid Jasim Al-Isawi
KEYWORDS:
Breast Cancer, Western Iraq, Anbar
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Breast Cancer Research,
Vol.5 No.2,
April
19,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy
of women worldwide; In Iraq, it ranks first among cancers diagnosed in women, but
studies on breast cancer among women in Western Iraq are limited. Breast cancer
rate in Arabic countries is lower than that in West nations and more common in younger
age. The aim of this study is to estimate age of presentation, stage, grade, type
and side of tumor and their comparison with other Iraqi regions as well as with
some Arabic and West countries. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive study
conducted between 1st of February 2011 to 30th of January
2015 in Western Iraq. 292 cases of breast cancer were enrolled in this study, including
206 cases of mastectomy and 86 cases of lumpectomy. Results: Average age at diagnosis:
47.16 (SD: 12.15), median age at diagnosis: 45 with mode of: 40. Cases with age