Age at diagnosis of breast cancer in Arab nations

Abstract

In this literature review, the average age at presentation of breast cancer in Arab countries appears to be a decade earlier than in western countries. If this is true, this has important implications for screening and cancer management strategies in these countries, including the ideal age at which to begin screening. Adoption of Western guidelines "without critical amendment" in planning breast cancer programs will waste resources without achieving desired outcomes. Determination of the true frequency and age of onset of breast cancer in Arab women should be an important research priority.

Survival Analysing of the Breast Cancer Patients Using Cure Model

“…The mean age of the patients in the current study was 50.4 years (median = 51 years), consistent with other studies from Iran (9,(20)(21)(22) and also similar to that of Arab nations (23). In the current study, age was a significant factor for the survival of patients with BC in all models.…”

The Stage of Breast Cancer at the Time of Diagnosis: Correlation with the Clinicopathological Findings among Iraqi Patients

“…In accordance with previous studies from Iraq [8][9][10][11][12], the peak age frequency of breast cancer (70.8%) was observed within the period (40-49 years) while only 15.4% of the patients were aged 60 years and over. In general, it has been illustrated that the average age at diagnosis of breast cancer among Arab women is a decade earlier than their western counterparts; attributing that to the younger demographic profiles and social, economic and population variations [3,11,26].…”

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Breast Cancer among Women in Saudi Arabia

“…Adoption of Western guidelines "without critical amendment" in planning breast cancer programs will waste the resources without achieving desired outcomes. Determination of the true frequency and age of onset of breast cancer in Arab women should be an important research priority [16]. Three hundred and seventy six female teachers from 20 schools in the central region of Saudi Arabia were surveyed.…”