Risk factors associated with breast cancer in Pakistan

Pathologically confirmed breast cancer patients were seen between November 1982 to November 1989. The risk factors in the breast cancer population were compared with age-matched control group in our Institute and an attempt was made to compare our results with already published data. We found that Age of onset was one decade earlier than western Countries [43.5 years]; 93% married before the age of 25 years; 90% had full term pregnancy before the age of 20 years; 70% had more than 3 children; 90% had H/O breast feeding; 05% women were smokers while 25% husbands were smokers. There was no difference in the histology but breast cancer was detected one decade earlier than that found in western countries and risk factors associated with breast cancer in the western world were not playing any role in our study population

Breast cancer in Multan

One thousand three hundred and sixty-one patients with neoplastic disease, registered in the Department of Pathology, Nishtar Medical College Multan, between January 1983 and December 1986, were studied. Breast constituted 15% of the cases studied. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma was the most common histological type [84%]. the median age of patients was 43.3% years, almost a decade lower than that in most european studies