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Risk Factors of Breast Cancer in Kerala, India - A Case Control Study
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women in Kerala state of India. This study tried to determine the strength of association of known risk factors of Breast Cancer among women in Kerala. An unmatched Case control study was conducted at Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram, among...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Academic Medical Journal of India
2014
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| Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/005564.pdf |
| Summary: | Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women in
Kerala state of India. This study tried to determine the strength of
association of known risk factors of Breast Cancer among women in
Kerala. An unmatched Case control study was conducted at Regional
Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram, among 660 newly detected
breast cancer patients admitted for surgery during 2003-2004 and
920 controls selected from the hospital and community. Advancing
age, delayed first child birth, nulliparity, history of previous breast
biopsies and family history of breast cancer among first degree rela-tives were found to be associated with increased risk of breast cancer.
History of breast feeding was found to reduce the risk. This study
concludes that age and parity play a major role in the occurrence
of breast cancer in Kerala. It also suggests that past history of breast
symptoms requiring biopsy is associated with increased risk of breast
cancer. Longer duration of breast feeding was found to be protective
against breast cancer. |
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| Physical Description: | Volume II - Issue 1 |