A study of clinical profile and factors associated with the patients of breast carcinoma at tertiary health care centre

Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 2

Abstract

Background: Cancer has become one of the ten leading causes of death in India. It is estimated that there are nearly 2 to 2.5 million cancer cases at any given point of time in India. Aims and Objectives: To Study clinical profile and factors associated with the patients of breast carcinoma at tertiary health care centre. Methodology: This was cross-sectional study in the patients with breast carcinoma in the two year duration i.e. January 2017 to January 2018 in the two year period there were 69 patients admitted for carcinoma of breast. With the written consent all the details of the patients like, age, clinical features and staging of disease and associated factors etc. were noted. All details were entered to excel sheet and analyzed by excel software for windows 10. Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of 31-40 were 36.23%, 41-50 were 24.64%, 51-60 were 21.74%, ≥ 61 were 13.04%, 20-30 were 4.35%. The most common complaints were Lump i.e. 76.81, Pain were -10.14%, Nipple discharge -7.25%, Ulcer- 5.80%. As per the Stage of disease at diagnosis the most common was stage III-50.72%, followed by Stage –IV-21.74%, Stage II was 17.39%, Stage I was 7.25%, Paget’s disease was 2.90%. The most common associated factors were Obesity (BMI>30) -33.33%, Age at menarche <13 was 27.54%; Age at first child birth >30 in 21.74%; H/o Induced abortion was 13.04%; Family history was 11.59%. H/o OCP ingestion Was - 10.14%. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the majority of the patients were in the age group of 31-40 Yrs. The most common complaints were Lump, Pain, Nipple discharge Ulcer. As per the Stage the most common was stage III, Stage –IV %. The most common associated factors were Obesity Age at menarche <13 Years. Age at first child birth >30 Yrs. H/o, Induced abortion, Family history, H/o OCP ingestion. Etc.

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Chandra Shekhar Jha, P K Chaudhary

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  • EP ID EP487741
  • DOI 10.26611/1004624
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Chandra Shekhar Jha, P K Chaudhary (2019). A study of clinical profile and factors associated with the patients of breast carcinoma at tertiary health care centre. MedPulse -International Medical Journal, 6(2), 35-38. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-487741