Profile of breast cancer patients and its Management: Study at tertiary care hospital in Uttrakhand

Dr.Navneet Jain; Dr.Deepika Jain

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

Profile of breast cancer patients and its Management: Study at tertiary care hospital in Uttrakhand

Dr. Navneet Jain, Dr. Deepika Jain

Abstract :

Background and Aims: We carried out this study in order to know the epidemiology and management strategies for east cancer patients in our patient population. Settings and Design: The epidemiological data pertaining to demography and risk factors for carcinoma east were analyzed retrospectively in patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital of North India. Materials and Methods: Hospital records of 35 patients admitted for surgery over a period of two years (Jan 2017 to Jan 2019) were used for data analysis. Results: Mean age of our female east cancer patients was found to be lower compared to the western world, with an average difference of one decade. A majority of the patients were from an urban background and had a longer duration of symptoms. Lump in the east was a dominant symptom. Familial east cancer was uncommon. Left sided east cancer was slightly preponderant. Screening by mammography and staging procedures such as bone scan, Computed Tomography (CT) scan, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) were sparsely used. The most common histology was infiltrating duct carcinoma. Conclusion: Modified radical mastectomy was found to be a safe operative procedure. Breast conservative surgery, although considered the gold standard in early east cancer, was found unsuitable for our patients, due to the social background and lack of intensive radiotherapy and chemotherapy backup. Infiltrating duct carcinoma was more commonly associated with positive lymph nodes compared to other histopathology