Age distribution and outcomes in patients undergoing breast cancer resection in Saudi Arabia: A single-institute study

OBJECTIVES: In response to rising incidence and mortality we aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics of patients with operative breast cancer in our region. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of 224 patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer at King Saud University Medica...

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Autores principales: Alabdulkarim, Balqis, Hassanain, Mazen, Bokhari, Areej, AlSaif, Abdulaziz, Alkarji, Hana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6118188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29738005
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.5.21993
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: In response to rising incidence and mortality we aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics of patients with operative breast cancer in our region. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of 224 patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer at King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between 2005 and 2012. RESULTS: We identified a young population overall with a mean age of 48.8±12.2 years (range: 26-93 years). Survival rate were however similar across all age groups with a 10-year overall survival of 87%. CONCLUSION: Patients in our study were generally younger than those with breast cancer in Western nations. However, unlike Western countries, young age was not associated with worse outcomes.

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