CLINICOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

Ritusha Mishra; Himanshu Mishra; A.K. Asthana; A. Mandal; V.K. Shukla

Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

CLINICOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

Ritusha Mishra, Himanshu Mishra, A. K. Asthana, A. Mandal, V. K. Shukla

Abstract :

Introduction– This is a retrospective study of east cancer; done at tertiary centre in India. Material–A total of 235 registered patients during a period of January 2009 to July 2011 were included and followed for a period of 18 months. We studied the clinico– epidemiological features, stage at presentation and treatment outcome of east cancer. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16.0.. The Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was done to find out the survival. Results– It was observed that maximum number of patients (35.3%) belonged to the age group of 41–50 years with mean of 47.3 � 11.3 years.The age range was 24–80 years; majority of patients being premenopausal.The predominant clinical feature was painless lump in the east (98.7%).The most common stage at presentation was IIIB followed by stage IV. Kaplan Meier survival analysis of patients followed over 18 months period showed that at 5 months 93.3% of the cases survived disease free, at 9 months it was reduced to 81.7%, thereafter at 18 months it was reduced to 63%. Conclusion– Painless lump was the most common manifestation with more than half of the cases were stage III or higher. Acceptance of the treatment modality was one of the major limitations` as only half of the cases received treatment. Therefore early detection and complete treatment are important to improve the outcome of east cancer.