World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF BREAST CANCER AT CHU IBN ROCHD CASABLANCA

Liban Mahdi Mohamed*, Ngouomo Louba, Belhaouz Ismail, Halim Hajare, Kerroumi M. El, Benhassou M.

ABSTRACT

Breast cancer is the first female cancer in Morocco, as well as on a world scale. Its incidence is in regular and fast increase and remains the first cause of mortality by cancer in women, in spite of the progress of the diagnostic methods in particular of the mammography and the therapeutic advances carried out in this field. Our work consists of a retrospective study of 415 cases of breast cancer collected in the department of CHU Ibn Rochd over a period. The aim of our study is to elucidate the epidemiological and clinical particularities of breast cancer in women. They were included in this study the patients whose sex is female, without prejudging their age, and who presented malignant tumors of the breast confirmed histologically during the period of study without prejudging their histological type. Male patients and patients without histological evidence were excluded. The age group between 40 and 49 years was the most represented, with a frequency of 39%. 52% of the patients were postmenopausal, 32% of the patients were in PAG, 16% were in premenopausal. The notion of taking an OP contraception was mentioned in 65% of our patients. Nulliparity represented 23% of cases. This was achieved by implementing a screening policy through the promotion of information and training programs for women (breast self-examination) and the training of health workers and medical practitioners.

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