Volume 18, Issue 4 (Iranian South Medical Journal 2015)                   Iran South Med J 2015, 18(4): 729-737 | Back to browse issues page

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1- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
2- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran , motamedn@bpums.ac.ir
3- The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
4- Department for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Department of Bushehr Province, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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Background: Breast cancer is the most common female cancer worldwide. Survival rate of breast cancer, especially as an indicator of the successful implementation of screening, diagnosis and treatment programs, has been at the center of attention of public health experts Material and Methods: In a survival study, the records of breast cancer cases in cancer registry system of Bushehr Province were extracted during 2001, March to 2013, September. These records were linked and matched with records of death registry system. After determining patients, status regarding being alive or dead, survival analysis was done. Life table, Kaplan-Mayer analysis, log rank and Breslow tests were used for computing and comparing survival rates. Results: In 300 recorded breast cancer cases, mean and standard deviation of age was 51.26±13.87. Survival rates were 95, 88, 78, 73 and 68 percent since the first year through the fifth year, respectively. Mean survival was 87.20 months (95% CI= 81.28- 93.12). There was no significant difference in mean survival regarding age and different geographical areas. Conclusion: Although survival rates of registered breast cancer patients in Bushehr Province are similar to other provinces, they are far from those of developed countries. This situation demands more extensive efforts regarding public education and improving the process of diagnosis, treatment and care of patients especially during first two years after diagnosis.

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Type of Study: Original | Subject: Pathology
Received: 2014/05/18 | Accepted: 2014/08/31 | Published: 2015/09/12

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