EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AT KR HOSPITAL, MYSORE
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cancer rates are set to increase at an alarming rate globally to 15 million new cases in the year 2020. Worldwide breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and represents the second leading cause of cancer death among women (after lung cancer). Presently, 75,000 new cases occur in Indian women every year. Immunological and histological management of breast cancer requires multidisciplinary treatment. The difference in management of breast cancer under the hands of surgical oncologist and general surgeons vary and need for aggressive planned neo-adjuvant chemotherapy by medical oncologist is needed. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective descriptive study hospital records of 104 patients admitted from October 2013 to October 2016 were used for study and data analysis. Study Design- A retrospective descriptive study. RESULTS The average mean age of our female breast cancer patients was lower compared to the statistics of western world with at least one to two decades difference. A large percentage of patients were from rural setup and had longer duration of symptoms. Left side lump in the breast was the most common symptom. Screening by mammography and staging procedures such as bone scan, Computed Tomography (CT) scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) were sparsely used. The most common histology was infiltrating ductal carcinoma. CONCLUSION Modified radical mastectomy is considered gold standard in early breast cancer. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma was more commonly associated with positive lymph nodes compared to other histopathologies. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was used mainly by clinical oncologists suggesting a more rational approach toward the management of breast carcinoma.
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Rangaswamy Rangaswamy, Vikas L
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