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Changes in Mammary Gland Morphology and Breast Cancer Risk in Rats
Published on: October 16, 2010
[Some risk factors in breast tumour etiology. Observations in Iaşi County between 2006 and 2010]
Alina Manole1, Paula Todi, M Manole
1Universităţii de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi Facultatea de Medicină, Disciplina de Asistenţa Primară a Stării de Sănătate şi Epidemiologie.
The Aim Of Study:
To assess some risk factors and their involvement in female breast tumours etiology.
Material And Methods:
The study was performed on a sample of 67 patients registered with breast tumours, at family phisicians' offices from Iasi, Romania.
Results:
Some risk factors were defined such as: nuliparity (20.8%) and first pregnancy after age 30 (34.3%); fibrous mastopathy in personal history (73.1% of cases with breast cancer) and breast cancer in siblings of first (8.9%) and second grade (11.9%). Relative to lifestyle, sedentary life was remarked in 59.2% of patients; modification of circadian rhythm in 28.3%, and excesive caffeine consumption in 80.9% of cases.
Conclusions:
Further prevention and educational programs on breast tumoural risk factors are needed in Romania, even at female teenage, performed by family physician.
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