Incidence and Prognosis of Breast Cancer among the Females of Islamabad

Abstract

Nasira Tajamal, Rehan Tajamal and Salman Tajamal

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. It is estimated that more than 1.7 million new cases of breast cancer occurred among women worldwide. The disease occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get it, too. For men the life time risk of getting breast cancer is 1 in 1000.

A cross sectional study on Breast cancer was carried out in the medical center of Oil and Gas Development Company Islamabad. The purpose of this study was to find out the incidence of breast cancer in different age groups of females and its response to the available treatment in Pakistan. The period of study was from July 2017 to June 2018.

Total numbers of 210 females screened were between the ages of 25-65 years; with different complaints related to their breast. 29 females (14%) were found having breast cancer. 10 patients were with stage 4. Five of them were between the ages of 30-40 years, one was 28 years and four patients were between the ages of 41-65 years. Stage 3 patients were 5 (17.2%), two (40%) were between the ages of 30-40 years and three patients (60%) were between the ages of 41-65 years. However stage 2 patients were 13 (44.8%). Among the 13 stage 2 patients seven (54%) were between the ages of 30-40 years and six (46%) were between the ages of 41-65 years.

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