Ahmed Awad Ali Mohamed
Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan. Tel.: +249 912802545; E-mail:
Breast Dis. 2014;34(3):131-4. doi: 10.3233/BD-140363.
In Sudan, breast cancer is one of the most common malignancy affecting women and the incidence rates appear to be rising. Unfortunately, most of the patients presented in advanced stage.
To obtain information on demographic characteristics, clinicopathological profile and factors related to late presentation.
Descriptive study. 144 patients who presented from April 2009 through May 2011 with locally advanced breast cancer were included in this study.
144 patients ranging in age from 25-71 years (mean 47 years) were included in the study. Of these 62.5% were premenopausal women. More than 60% of the patients presented after > 1 year following onset of symptoms. 68% of patients attributed their late presentation for lack of education and financial aspects.
Our study shows that locally advanced breast cancer patients presented at a younger age. Lack of education, financial issues and dependency on traditional medicine are encountered for this late presentation. We suggest that the attitude of Sudanese females towards breast cancer has to change through continuous but targeted public education.
在苏丹，乳腺癌是影响女性的最常见恶性肿瘤之一，且发病率似乎在上升。不幸的是，大多数患者就诊时已处于晚期。
获取有关人口统计学特征、临床病理特征以及与晚期就诊相关因素的信息。
描述性研究。本研究纳入了2009年4月至2011年5月期间就诊的144例局部晚期乳腺癌患者。
本研究纳入了年龄在25 - 71岁（平均47岁）的144例患者。其中62.5%为绝经前女性。超过60%的患者在症状出现1年以上后才就诊。68%的患者将其晚期就诊归因于缺乏教育和经济方面的原因。
我们的研究表明，局部晚期乳腺癌患者就诊年龄较轻。晚期就诊的原因包括缺乏教育、经济问题以及对传统医学的依赖。我们建议通过持续且有针对性的公众教育来改变苏丹女性对乳腺癌的态度。
