Yousaf Jan Shinwari, Waqas, Muhammad Shah, Shaukat Hussain, Ahmed Din, Aurang Zeb.
Assessment of Risk Factors and their Frequencies in Diagnosed Cases of Breast Carcinoma.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;14(2):77-80.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females all over the world, poses a serious health risk for women throughout the world. Objective: To assess the risk factors and its frequency in female patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Material & Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted from march 2008 to march 2010 in surgical unit Hayatabad Medical Complex, Pakistan after taking permission from ethical and research committee. One Hundred and fifteen patients having diagnosis of breast cancer on histopathology were assessed for different risk factors and their frequencies. The risk factors included were breast feeding history (at least one year history), parity, family history of breast cancer (first degree relative), age, prolong use of oral contraceptives (at least one year history), marital status, age of menarche, age of menopause, any trauma to the breast and dietary history especially fatty diet. Results: The overall average age of the patients was 39.33 years �13.52SD. Out of 115, 82 (71.3%) were above the age of 40 years, 26 patients (22.6%) had positive family history, 18 patients (15.6%) had oral contraceptive pills for different gynaecological problems, consumption of fatty diet was found in 75 patients (65.2%), 12 (10.4%) married women with children had no breast feeding history and only 6 patients (5.2%) had trauma to the breast in the past (Table 1). Conclusion: Among risk factors, positive family history, fatty diet consumptions and old age were more associated with the breast cancer in our study. Our study showed that further more research is required that will help this population but also enhance our understanding of different risk factors. This will have important implications for the overall management of breast cancer.

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