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MedPulse - International Medical Journal, ISSN 2348-2516 E-ISSN: 2348-1897

Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2015 pp 92-94

Research Article

Epidemiology of Breast Cancer at Tertiary Care Hospital in Rural Maharashtra: An Observational Study

Ansari Mohammed Abdul Muqtadir^1*, Dawle AV², Junaid M Shaikh³

^1,3Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, INDIA.

²Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, SRTR Medical College, Ambajogai, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Academic Editor : Dr. Bhanap P. L.

Background: Breast cancer is an important health problem in India. It is among the most common types of malignant cancers in women. There is a need to observe and analyze the clinical data from various regions in India so as to know the epidemiological details related to the problem which may help in designing better prevention and management strategies. Present study describes the epidemiology of Breast cancer patients visiting SRT Rural Medical College & Hospital (GMCH), Ambajogai in Beed district of Maharashtra. Methods: Total number of cancer patients visiting the surgical ward was recorded and proportion of breast cancer cases was found. This is a study of 66 breast cancer patients who had visited SRTR Medical College & Hospital (GMCH), Ambajogai for treatment during the period of January 1994 to December 1998. Age and sex distribution of the cases was described. Obstetric & menstrual history was taken in females and cases were described in relation to parity, age at the time of first live issue, menstrual status. Results & Conclusions: Total of 309 cases of cancer visited the hospital. 66 (21.4%) of these were breast cancer patients. Observations show that in our study maximum numbers of cases have occurred in 5th and 7th decades of life. The study comprised of 2 males and 64 females. Male to female ratio is 1:32. Nulliparous women comprised 4.9 % cases, 50% cases had 3 or less children while 45.3% of the cases had 4 or more children. Age at the time of first live issue was 15 years or less in 24.6% cases, 16 to 20 years in 75.4% cases while there was not a single case with age more than 20 years at the time of first live issue. Premenopausal women comprised 26.6 % cases, 28.1% cases were peri-menopausal women while 45.3% of the cases were postmenopausal women. Present study gives valuable information regarding the epidemiology of breast cancer patients from the region.