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Journal article
Assessment of breast cancer risk among Iraqi women in 2019
BMC women's health, Vol.21(1), 412
15 Dec 2021
PMID: 34911515
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Abstract
Background
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide and the leading cause of death among Iraqi women. Breast cancer cases in Iraq were found to have increased from 26.6/100,000 in 2000 to 31.5/100,000 in 2009. The present study aims to assess the established risk factors of breast cancer among Iraqi women and to highlight strategies that can aid in reducing the incidence.
Methods
1093 Iraqi females were enrolled in this cross-sectional study by purposive sampling methods. Data collection occurred from July 2019 to September 2019. 1500 women participated in the study, and 407 women were ultimately excluded. The questionnaire was conducted as a self-administrated form in an online survey. Ethical approval was obtained from the College of Medicine in the University of Baghdad. The Gail Model risk was calculated for each woman by the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT), an interactive model developed by Mitchell Gail that was designed to estimate a woman’s absolute risk of developing breast cancer in the upcoming five years of her life and in her lifetime.
Results
The ages of the participants ranged from 35 to 84 years old. The mean 5–year risk of breast cancer was found to be 1.3, with 75.3% of women at low risk and 24.7% of women at high risk. The mean lifetime risk of breast cancer was found to be 13.4, with 64.7% of women at low risk, 30.3% at moderate risk, and 5.0% at high risk. The results show that geographically Baghdad presented the highest 5-year risk, followed by Dhi Qar, Maysan, and Nineveh. However, the highest lifetime risk was found in Najaf, followed by Dhi Qar, Baghdad, and Nineveh, successively.
Conclusion
Breast cancer is a wide-spreading problem in the world and particularly in Iraq, with Gail Model estimations of high risk in several governorates. Prevention programs need to be implemented and awareness campaigns organized in order to highlight the importance of early detection and treatment.
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- Title
- Assessment of breast cancer risk among Iraqi women in 2019
- Creators
- Hashim Talib Hashim - University of BaghdadMustafa Ahmed Ramadhan - University of BaghdadKabas Monther Theban - University of BaghdadJohn Bchara - Tishreen UniversityAhed El-Abed-El-Rassoul - Lebanese UniversityJaffer Shah - Philadelphia, USA
- Publication Details
- BMC women's health, Vol.21(1), 412
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000730546000002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85121346389
- Other Identifier
- 991021860658004721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health