Ali Akbar Ghumro, Noor Muhammad Khaskheli, Aijaz Ahmed Memon, Abdul Ghaffar Ansari, Muhammad Sharif Awan.
Clinical profile of patients with breast cancer.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;12(1):28-31.

Objective: Based on T.N.M classification, this study was conducted to evaluate the clinical presentation of carcinoma of breast in central part of rural Sindh Design: This is a 5-year combined study i.e. 3 years retrospective and 2 years prospective. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at People`s Medical College Hospital (PMCH) Nawabshah from June 1995 to May, 2000 for a period of five years. Subjects and Methods: Fifty patients having carcinoma breast and admitted to surgical department were included in study. Results: Eighty-four percent of these patients presented in advanced stage of the disease. Well established predisposing factors like early menarche, age at first pregnancy, breast feeding and number of children did not contribute to the risk of developing breast cancer in our patients. Conclusion: Majority of breast cancer patients present in advance stage of the disease, hence can not be benefited from modern methods of treatment. The reasons for this delayed presentation are multifold and are discussed here.

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