title: Risk factors of breast cancer among women in eastern India: a tertiary hospital based case control study.
abstract: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers of women in India with high fatality rate. Over a 1 year study period 105 consecutive biopsy or fine needle aspiration cytology confirmed breast cancer patients were interviewed by direct questionnaire method regarding risk factors attending Surgery and Radiotherapy OPD of Medical College Kolkata, West Bengal while taking other 105 patients attending Surgery Department for some other disease as controls. The data were compiled in MS Excel 2007 and analyzed by Epi info 3.5.1 software. Among the cases, rural residence, illiteracy and low socio-economic status was significantly higher than controls. Late onset of menarche, late onset of menopause, ever OCP usage, breast feeding for 1-2 years and age of 1st childbirth between 20-30 years were found to be significant protective factors. People should be made aware regarding the modifiable risk factors to prevent breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India. drsoumen_das@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Soumen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Santanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Anindya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Debadatta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Pankaj Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mondal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001942:Breast Feeding; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008572:Menarche; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D055815:Young Adult