Assessing the Period between Diagnosis of Breast Cancer and Surgical Treatment among Mastectomized Female Patients in Iraq

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dc.contributor.authorAlwan, Nada A. S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTawfeeq, Furat Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorSattar, Safana A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYihya, Furaten_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:52:06Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:52:06Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the major cause of cancer related deaths among Iraqi women. Due to the relatively late detection of breast cancer, the majority of the patients are still treated by modified radicle mastectomy. Aim: To assess the time lag between diagnosis of breast cancer and mastectomy among Iraqi patients; correlating the findings with other clinicopathological characteristics of the disease. Patients and methods: This retrospective study enrolled 226 Iraqi female patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer. Data were registered on the exact time period between signing the histopathological report and the surgical treatment. Other recorded variables included the age of the patients, their level of education, number of parity, age at first child birth, family history and the stage at breast cancer presentation. Results: In general, 51% of the patients were under the age of 50 years, 93.8% were married, 10.6% were illiterate, only 1.8% were nulliparous while positive family history of cancer was noted in 25.6%. Overall 67.7%, 87.6%, and 92% underwent mastectomy during the first month, two months and three months after diagnosis respectively. Only 3.1% were operated upon after one year. With the exception of the age at first childbirth, there was no significant correlation between the waiting times to surgery and the patients’ age, education, number of parity, family history and the stage at breast cancer detection. Conclusions: The percentage of the patients who had surgical treatment during the first month following diagnosis seems rather satisfactory when compared to the corresponding findings reported in similar surveys from developing and some developed countries. Strengthening public education and adopting multimodality evidenced-based management protocols are crucial steps to control the waiting times among those who have delayed mastectomies.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsNational Cancer Research Center, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraqen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Information Technology, National Cancer Research Center, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraqen_US
dc.identifier.citationAlwan Nada A. S., Tawfeeq Furat N, Sattar Safana A., Yihya Furat. Assessing the Period between Diagnosis of Breast Cancer and Surgical Treatment among Mastectomized Female Patients in Iraq. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences. 2019 Jan; 8(1): 43-50en_US
dc.identifier.issn2319-5886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/205032
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSumathi Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmrhs.com/abstract/assessing-the-period-between-diagnosis-of-breast-cancer-and-surgical-treatment-among-mastectomized-female-patients-in-ir-15500.htmlen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectTreatmenten_US
dc.subjectBreasten_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectMastectomizeden_US
dc.subjectIraqen_US
dc.titleAssessing the Period between Diagnosis of Breast Cancer and Surgical Treatment among Mastectomized Female Patients in Iraqen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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