A Population Based Case Control Study on Breast Cancer and the Associated Risk Factors in a Rural Setting in Kerala, Southern India

Parameshwari, P.; Muthukumar, K; Jennifer, H Gladius

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2013/5830.3356

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“…In the present study, out of 217 breast cancer cases 3.68% women having breast cancer have not been married and risk of getting breast cancer has been 8 times higher in these women as compared to married ones. Similar findings have also been noted by Parameshwari P (2013) 12 and Pakseresht S et al (2009). 9 The present study reveals, nearly 5.6% breast cancer cases are nulliparous and risk of getting breast cancer is 2 times higher in nulliparous women as compared to parous women.…”

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“…The majority of breast cancer cases [63.89%] in our study are housewives and similar findings are also observed by Pakseresht S et al (2009). 9 The proportion of illiterate to literate breast cancer cases are 28.57% and 71.43% respectively and this 12 have shown maximum, 60% breast cancer cases among illiterate population from South Kerala. Even though in Kerala women have high literacy rate i.e.…”

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“…Similar findings also have been reported by Pakseresht S et al(2009) 9 and Parameshwari P(2013). 12 Breast feeding is thought to reduce breast cancer risk by reducing the total number of ovulatory menstrual cycles and have effect on ovarian hormones.…”

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Reproductive risk factors and breast cancer: a case control study from rural India

Pratinidhi¹,

Mohite²

2015

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Abstract:Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women and is influenced by reproductive factors perceived by women worldwide. Aims: To identify the reproductive risk factors of breast cancer in newly diagnosed cases and to find out the strength of association of the risk factors with the breast cancer. Material and Methods: A hospital based case-control study was conducted in Satara district, India during year 2009 to 2011 among newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer and matched controls. A total of 434 participants including 217 cases and 217 controls were enrolled by purposive sampling technique from selected hospitals of study area. The information was collected by employing pre-tested questionnaire by utilizing interview method. Statistical Analysis used: Descriptive statistics, Odds ratio and Chi-square test was used to find out strength of association and statistical significant difference. The proportions of cases were higher as compared to the controls with respect to risk factors like unmarried status, nulliparity, history of abortion, post menopausal status, absence of breast feeding and the history of exposure to hormonal contraceptives. The risk of getting breast cancer as indicated by Odds ratio was 8 times higher in unmarried women, 2.8 times in nulliparous women, 2.4 times with post menopausal status, 10.4 times with absence of breast feeding, 1.5 times with exposure to hormonal contraceptives and 4.5 times with history of ovarian disease respectively. Conclusion: The reproductive risk factors such as unmarried status of women, nulliparity, menopause, absence of breast feeding, history of ovarian disease and use of contraceptives were strongly associated with breast cancer. Introduction:Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide. It is reflected as an important public health problem for adult women residing in developing countries like India.1 Breast cancer alone accounts for 16% of all female cancers 2,3 with 14% mortality, of which about half of the cases and 60% deaths are estimated to occur in economically developing countries.4 It is estimated that by 2030 the global burden of breast cancer will increase to over 2 million new cases per year.

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Reproductive risk factors and breast cancer: a case control study from rural India

Pratinidhi¹,

Mohite²

2015

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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“…In our review, the diagnosis of breast cancer was considered definitive if confirmed by pathological records. Guided by this criterion, all studies were deemed qualified and rated one star, except for three studies [40,49,54]. For the item regarding the ascertainment of exposure, studies using a secure record or structured questionnaire with details regarding the timing of potential changes in marital status were rated one star.…”

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Does marital status correlate with the female breast cancer risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Han

Chen

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Objective To investigate that whether an association between marital status and the female breast cancer risk exists. Methods The MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases were searched from their inception to July 2019. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to rate the methodological quality of included studies. Study data were pooled using random-effects meta-analyses to compare the breast cancer risk between unmarried, widowed, divorced or lifelong single women and married women. This study is registered with PROSPERO (number CRD42018112368). Results Forty-nine publications were included in the meta-analysis. Compared with married women, unmarried and lifelong single women had an elevated risk of breast cancer, and the pooled ORs of case-control studies were 1.20 (95% CI: 1.07 to 1.35) and 1.24 (95% CI: 1.05 to 1.45), respectively. In the subgroup analyses under these two comparisons, hospital-based estimates and multivariate-adjusted estimates demonstrated a strong association, while population-based estimates and age-adjusted estimates produced nonsignificant results. The pooled OR of cohort studies examining the effect of being a lifelong single woman was 1.10 (95% CI: 1.04 to 1.16). Heterogeneity was moderate to substantial across case-control studies (I 2 : 46% to 82%), which may be partially explained by differences in geographic

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“…More alarmingly, early menarche has been associated with breast cancer [14,15,16]. In 1989, a group of girls with early menarche was studied longitudinally for up to 13 years.…”

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Correlates of Menarche in Omani Adolescent Girls.

Anwar¹,

Zubaidi²,

Samad³

et al. 2018

IJAR

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Background: Age of menarche marks important points of physical and cultural maturation in adolescents. It has been known that early age at menarche is correlated with diabetes mellitus, breast cancer, elevated adult BMI, metabolic syndrome. Many of these diseases are lifestyle diseases and are severely debilitating to the quality of life. Such easily preventable diseases need a thorough research in order to understand the relation between early menarche and its correlates in adolescent girls. Objectives: To study the mean age of menarche and its correlates among adolescent Omani girls. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in the grade 9 and 10 girls of Omani high schools of Sohar. A pre validated structured questionnaire was used for data collection on correlates of menarche and body mass index was measured. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Results: The mean age of menarche of study population of was 12.63 years ± 1.057 SD. Age of menarche was found to be inversely associated with BMI (p<0.01). Girls who had painful menses had a slightly lower mean age of menarche compared to those who did not have painful menses (p<0.01). However, it did not have any correlation with regularity of menses and heavy bleeding during menses. Undernourished girls were more likely to have irregular menses (p <0.05). Conclusion: The study supports the worldwide secular trend of decreasing mean age of menarche. The age of menarche of study population was found to have an inverse relation with their BMI. Dysmenorrhea was associated with lower mean age of menarche.

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A Population Based Case Control Study on Breast Cancer and the Associated Risk Factors in a Rural Setting in Kerala, Southern India

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Reproductive risk factors and breast cancer: a case control study from rural India

Reproductive risk factors and breast cancer: a case control study from rural India

Does marital status correlate with the female breast cancer risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Correlates of Menarche in Omani Adolescent Girls.

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