Epidemiological Factors in Breast Cancer and to Evaluate the Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology and Imprint Cytology in Palpable Breast Lump
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Breast cancer is of extreme public health importance, as it represents one of the leading causes of cancer morbidity and mortality in women. It accounts for 27% of all malignant neoplasms in American women and represents the leading cause of all deaths in women aged 40-44 years. It is the most common malignant disease of women in the United Kingdom and causes 10,000 deaths annually. In India, breast cancer is the second most common cancer after cancer of the uterine cervix in females. Material and Methods: The present study included all patients of breast lump, who attended Outpatient Department and indoor of SVBP Hospital, Meerut, from 1st September 1985 to 31st August 1986. A detailed history of patients regarding the various risk factors of breast cancer was taken and recorded on a pre-defined and pretested pro forma. The present study comprises of 125 cases of breast lump, who attended the Outpatients Department and Indoor of S.V.B.P. Hospital, Meerut, from 1st September 1985 to 31 August 1986. A written consent was taken from every patient. Results: Of the total of breast cancer patients, 64.2% belonged to the urban out and 35.7% were rural. 57.2% of patients were from high socioeconomic status. 35% were from upper to middle class and only 7.1% patients were from low social group. In majority of the cases, the disease was detected by themselves (87.5%). 67% of patients had delay in seeking local doctor. An avoidable delay was also caused by attending medical practitioners in sending the patients to the hospital in 28% of cases. Conclusion: Among all cancer cases, 52% of patients were obese. 64% of cases had given the history of taking high-fat diet. 58% of females with breast cancer had high breast fat. All breast cancer patients were married and had children.
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Sadhana Tiwari, Sunil Kumar Bhat, Sana Tiwari, Bikramjit Singh Sodhi
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