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CLINICAL EXAMINATION FOR STARTING SCREENING PROGRAM FOR BREAST CANCER

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Dr. FarisTalib Mohammed Shakarchi[a], Dr. Ismael Ibraheem Al-Zubaidi[b], Dr. Mortadha SamiAbd[c],Dr. Bushra Hamza Sadik[d]
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.2.001

Abstract

Background: The leading cause of illness and mortality for women around the world is breast cancer, therefore current study conducted to specify at which age should the women in Iraq subjected to screening program for early detection of breast cancer.Screening program in Iraq include ( Clinical examination ;Ultrasound of the breast and Mammography).Patient and Method:This is a cross-sectional study of 84 patients during a period of two years extending from first of march 1995 to the 28th of February 1997,The sample study for patients presented to the surgical department at Baghdad, Al-Yarmouk and Al Kadmya Teaching Hospitals. The patients complaint of breast problems (breast mass, nipple discharge, mastalgia) and subjected for triple assessment (clinical examination, ultrasound and mammography) as well as excisional biopsy for histopathological examination.

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