Risk factors of breast cancer among women in eastern India: a tertiary hospital  based case control study

Soumen Das; Santanu Sen; Anindya Mukherjee; Debadatta Chakraborty; Pankaj Kumar Mondal

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.10.4979

General Gynecology · Breast Health

Risk factors of breast cancer among women in eastern India: a tertiary hospital based case control study

Das S, Sen S, Mukherjee A, Chakraborty D, Mondal PK

Published December 19, 2012 Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP, 13(10), 4979-4981

DOI 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.10.4979 PMID 23244094

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers of women in India with high fatality rate. Over a 1 year study period 105 consecutive biopsy or fine needle aspiration cytology confirmed breast cancer patients were interviewed by direct questionnaire method regarding risk factors attending Surgery and Radiotherapy OPD of Medical College Kolkata, West Bengal while taking other 105 patients attending Surgery Department for some other disease as controls. The data were compiled in MS Excel 2007 and analyzed by Epi info 3.5.1 software. Among the cases, rural residence, illiteracy and low socio-economic status was significantly higher than controls. Late onset of menarche, late onset of menopause, ever OCP usage, breast feeding for 1-2 years and age of 1st childbirth between 20-30 years were found to be significant protective factors. People should be made aware regarding the modifiable risk factors to prevent breast cancer.

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General Gynecology Breast Health Breast Cancer Risk

General Gynecology › Breast Health › Breast Cancer Risk

Soumen Das, Santanu Sen, Anindya Mukherjee, Debadatta Chakraborty, Pankaj Kumar Mondal

S Das, S Sen, A Mukherjee, D Chakraborty, P Mondal

PMID 23244094 23244094 DOI 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.10.4979 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.10.4979 Das et al. 2012, Das 2012

Risk factors of breast cancer among women in eastern India: a tertiary hospital based case control study

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