This cross-sectional study, conducted at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), involved a retrospective data review of all the patients diagnosed with breast cancer from March 2017 to December 2021. The demographic characteristics, clinical presentation, stage of the disease, and histopathological characteristics were analyzed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
690
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Demographic characteristics of patients with breast cancer
age, gender, residence, marital status
Time frame: At the time of presentation
Risk factors of patients with breast cancer
age at menarche, menopause, parity, breastfeeding, contraception, family history, body mass index
Time frame: At the time of presentation
Clinical presentation of patients with breast cancer
site and duration
Time frame: At the time of presentation
Stage of the breast cancer
American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Anatomic Stage Groups for breast cancer
Time frame: At the time of presentation
Histopathological characteristics of patients with breast cancer
tumor type, hormone receptor status, Ki-67, and grade
Time frame: At the time of presentation
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