ABSTRACT
Breast cancer is an affection which occurs frequently in woman and in our country, it ranks second after cervix neoplasm. In spite of accessibility of mammary glands at the clinical examination, the diagosis is done lately in most caes. From the analysis of data of the clinical examination it results that: the consultation delay is over 6 months in more than 50% of cases, the tumor is the main reason of consultation in 76% of cases, its diameter is over 2 cm in 90% of cases. The regional adenopathies are found to be present in 82% of patients; metastases were noted in 10% of cases, cancer in developing eruption represents 10,88% and affection was diagnosed at very advanced stages [III or IV] in most cases. Prognosis in bad and the improvement can result from the early detection in which affected by the socio-economic level, the management conditions and apprenticeship of breast self-examination which remains an important element that one should take into consideration