The Frequency of Breast Cancer Among Women Referred to Hospitals for Biopsy in Birjand, Iran During ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۱۳

Background: This study aims to demonstrate the frequency of malignantbreast cancer (BC) according to pathologic findings in Birjand during ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۱۳years.Methods: For this cross-sectional study, the sample consisted of pathologicrecords from ۲۲۹ breast biopsies of two hospitals in Birjand.Results: Most of the biopsies in women were malignant cases which nearly۹۰% of them were detected after lymph node involvement. The mean age ofwomen with malignantBCwas ۴۸.۸ years.Conclusions: A notable proportion of our cases were diagnosed in metastaticstages as advanced BC. It further highlights the importance of screening anddiagnosis at earlier stages.

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Breast Cancer ، pathology ، biopsy ، Birjand