Age – specific incidence rate change at breast cancer and its different histopathologic subtypes in Iran and Western countries

Authors

  • Maryam Sadat Hosseini Professor of Gyneco-oncology. Gynecology Translational Research Center (GTRC). Imam Hossein Medical Center. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
  • Maliheh Arab Professor of Gyneco-oncology. Gynecology Translational Research Center (GTRC). Imam Hossein Medical Center. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
  • Behzad Nematihonar Assistant professor of general surgery. Imam Hossein Medical Center. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
  • Giti Noghabaei General Physician. Gynecology Translational Research Center (GTRC). Imam Hossein Medical Center. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
  • Nazanin Safaei Resident of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Imam Hossein Medical Center. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
  • Tahereh Ghasemi Resident of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Imam Hossein Medical Center. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.296.3788

Keywords:

Age groups, Breast cancer, Histopathology, Incidence.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency and age-specific incidence rate of different histopathologic subtypes of breast cancer in Iran, and compare it to neighboring and Western countries and to discuss the probable effective main factors.

Methods: National data from cancer registry for 6265 female breast cancer patients were studied in 10 histopathologic groups.

Results: The most common tumor was ductal carcinoma (89%). The peak

Author Biography

Nazanin Safaei, Resident of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Imam Hossein Medical Center. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Published

2013-10-25

How to Cite

Hosseini, M. S., Arab, M., Nematihonar, B., Noghabaei, G., Safaei, N., & Ghasemi, T. (2013). Age – specific incidence rate change at breast cancer and its different histopathologic subtypes in Iran and Western countries. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 29(6). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.296.3788

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 6 (2013): November - December 2013 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles