Lipid profile among Moroccan overweight women and breast cancer: a case-control study | Zendy

Amina Barkat | Zendy; Fatima Zahra Laamırı | Zendy; Otmani | Zendy; Samir Ahid | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Lipid profile among Moroccan overweight women and breast cancer: a case-control study

Author(s) -

Amina Barkat,

Fatima Zahra Laamırı,

Otmani,

Samir Ahid

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of general medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722

H-Index - 36

ISSN - 1178-7074

DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s40826

Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , body mass index , breast cancer , odds ratio , cancer , menopause , obesity , gynecology , confidence interval , obstetrics , oncology

Breast cancer has become the most common type of cancer in Morocco. In 2005, 127 new cases in women, representing 33.5% of female cancers, were added to the National Center of Oncology registry. The incidence of breast cancer is higher in Morocco than in the three other Maghreb countries, and it is significantly lower than in Western countries where it stands at over 80 cases per 100,000 people.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research