RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Age distribution and outcomes in patients undergoing breast cancer resection in Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 464
OP 469
DO 10.15537/smj.2018.5.21993
VO 39
IS 5
A1 Alabdulkarim, Balqis
A1 Hassanain, Mazen
A1 Bokhari, Areej
A1 AlSaif, Abdulaziz
A1 Alkarji, Hana
YR 2018
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/39/5/464.abstract
AB 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.