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Zaid Ashraf, Muhammad Muddasar and Umair Safdar

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine frequency of risk factors of breast cancer among patients with breast cancer at a tertiary care hospital.

Study Design: Cross sectional study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the department of Surgery, District Headquarters Teaching Hospital, Sahiwal from June 2016 to June 2017.

Materials and Methods: We recruited consecutive 220 patients with breast cancer in this cross – sectional study. The total duration of the study was 1 year from June 2016 to June 2017. Histopathologically confirmed cases of breast cancer were taken and interviewed for their risk factors such as family history, use of oral contraceptive medication and obesity.

Results: Mean age of our study cases was noted to be 50.41 ± 6.62 years. Mean BMI in our study was noted to be 24.85 ± 2.37 kg/m². Mean disease duration of our study cases was 10.95 ± 4.61 months (ranging from 7 months to 24 months). Mean age at menarche was 13.87 ± 0.756 years (range 12 to 15 years). Mean age at menopause was 43.53 ± 1.07 years. Family history of breast cancer was seen in 44 (20%), use of oral contraceptives was noted in 103 (46.8%) and obesity was present in 17 (7.7%) of our study cases.

Conclusion: Use of oral contraceptive drugs, no history of breastfeeding and family history of breast cancer were the major factors leading to carcinoma breast in our study. Family history of breast cancer was significantly associated with increasing age, socioeconomic status, residential status, breastfeeding and level of education while use of oral contraceptive drugs was significantly associated with age, parity, socioeconomic status and breastfeeding.

Key Words: Breast cancer, breastfeeding, family history, oral contraceptive.

Citation of articles: Ashraf Z, Muddasar M, Safdar U. Risk Factors of Breast Cancer Among Patients with Breast Cancer at a Tertiary Care Hospital. Med Forum 2017;28(10):101-104.