Risk Factors and Clinicopathological Features of Female Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Descriptive Study in Northwestern Algeria
Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Constituting the most frequent malignant tumor among women in Algeria, breast cancer represents a heterogeneous and multifactorial disease. The current study aimed to determine the risk factors and clinicopathological features of breast cancer in women from Sidi-Bel-Abbes region, Northwestern Algeria. Patients and Methods: A descriptive retrospective study was carried out by reviewing data from the medical records of patients who underwent a mastectomy at the level of the maternity hospital of Sidi-Bel-Abbes, in the period 2020-2022. Results: Based on 118 breast cancer patients’ data records, the mean age at diagnosis was 52.92±13.69 years. Patients with blood group O+ (38.1%) were the most affected. The majority of patients were married women (88.1%). The prevalent disease recorded in patients' medical history was hypertension (23.7%). Further, 45.8% of patients were premenopausal, and 12.7% were nulliparous. The mean age at menarche was 12.47±0.73 years. The most common histological type was invasive ductal carcinoma (77.1%), SBR grade II was mainly found in 65.3% of cases, T2 was the main tumor size (64.4%), and 3.4% of patients had metastatic disease. The expression of estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors was respectively positive in 68.6% and 64.6% of cases. Luminal B was the predominant molecular subtype (55.1%). Conclusion: In our region, breast cancer is mainly diagnosed in younger and middle-aged women at an advanced stage, and numerous risk factors influence breast cancer occurrence. Therefore, Better identification of breast cancer risk factors and the biological mechanisms in which they are involved can be effective in improving breast cancer prevention.
Institution: Université Djilali de Sidi Bel Abbès
Language: English
Subfield: Cancer Research
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $100
OpenAlex ID: W4323980666