Open AccessCARCINOMA BREAST;
Author(s) -
Muhammad Ateeq,
Shazia Jehan,
Muhammad Badar Bashir
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2013.20.01.592
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , breast carcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , mastectomy , general surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , family medicine , cancer , surgery , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Objective: To evaluate the factors responsible for the late presentation of carcinoma of breast in Pakistani women. StudyDesign: Prospective, Cross sectional, Interventional. Setting: Women Medical Complex Sialkot and Surgical Unit II. Aziz Bhatti Shaheed(Teaching) Hospital. Nawaz Sharif medical College, University of the Gujrat. Study. Period: January 2009 to June 2012. Results: A total of87 patients of all age groups with carcinoma of breast were enrolled in this study. Mean age of presentation with breast cancer was 43years. Stage III carcinoma breast was the most common presenting stage seen in 56 (64.36%) women. Socio economic status, delay inpresentation and diagnosis, fear of mastectomy and its social consequences found to be major factors in the late presentation ofcarcinoma of breast. Conclusions: There is need to launch cancer public health campaign mechanisms, should include teaching ofBreast Self Examination (BSE) to patients, Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) to health workers. Strenuous efforts should be made tobreak the vicious cycle of late presentation, poor treatment outcome and reluctance of patients to present to health facilities because ofsocial mindset.