Epidemiological profile of breast cancer in Ijaw women in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.
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Breast cancer, epidemiology, Ijaw womenAbstract
Background: Breast cancer is one of the leading malignancies in women globally. It is also the leading cause of death in women in many parts of the world. It is known that there are epidemiological differences in breast cancer based on race and ethnicity. However, there is a paucity of such studies among Ijaw women of the Niger Delta. This study therefore aims to document the epidemiological characteristics of Ijaw women with breast cancer.
Method: All case notes of Ijaw women who presented with breast cancer at the Federal Medical Centre between over a 2 – year period between January, 2015 and December, 2017 were studied retrospectively. Relevant data were obtained and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Results: The mean age of patients was 49.42± 12.07 years. The youngest patient was 35 years while the oldest was 73 years. The age group from 30-40 years had the highest incidence of breast cancer with 37.5% of all patients. 32 (68.3%) of all patients with breast cancer were below 50 years of age. The left breast was the more affected accounting for 62%.
Most patients presented late to hospital, with 76.7% presenting with at least Stage III breast cancer.
Conclusion: Breast cancer occurs early in the life of the Ijaw woman and majority of them present late to hospital for treatment.
KEY WORDS: Breast cancer, epidemiology, Ijaw women.
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