::INDO AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES::

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TITLE:

A RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE STAGE AND AGE OF THE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY HEALTHCARE FACILITY

AUTHORS:

Dr. Sarah Akram, Dr. Sara Haroon, Dr. Sukhan Shahid

ABSTRACT:

Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the age and extent of breast causes in a tertiary care centre. Method: The research was held at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore from September 2017 to October 2017 in which the researcher assessed the record of breast cancer registered cases from 1994 to 2016. In this time period, all the biopsy-proven breast cancer was noticed for these patients. Results: The 18 patients were recognized with breast cancer within 10 years. The exhibition stage of cancer was almost similar between older and young age of females. Less than 4% of patient was diagnosed in stage 1. On the other hand, most of the patients were detected in stage 2 (47.26%). The fourth decade of life was the most recurrent age of diagnosis (28.51%) Conclusion: As compared to the west, these in earlier recognition of breast cancer in a younger age group in Pakistan. Now stage 2 is a common to stage of breast cancer. Keywords: Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Age and Stage.