Breast Cancer Screening Practices in a Tertiary Care Center in the State of Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Parambil, Jessiya Veliyankodan; Najim, Mostafa; Mohamed, Mahmoud; Abubeker, Ibrahim Y.; Kartha, Anand; Calaud, Francois; Almohamed, Ahmed A; Al-Mohannadi, Dabia; Chandra, Prem; Yassin, Mohamed A

doi:10.2147/bctt.s285210

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“…Breast cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide, including the Middle East (ME) region and Qatar [ 1 ]. In comparison with ME countries, Qatar has the highest incidence of breast cancer, accounting for approximately 38% of all new cancer cases [ 2 , 3 ]. Intriguingly, in comparison with their counterparts in the West, women in the ME are affected with breast cancer at a relatively younger age (<50 years) [ 3 ].…”

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“…In comparison with ME countries, Qatar has the highest incidence of breast cancer, accounting for approximately 38% of all new cancer cases [ 2 , 3 ]. Intriguingly, in comparison with their counterparts in the West, women in the ME are affected with breast cancer at a relatively younger age (<50 years) [ 3 ]. Moreover, women with breast cancer in the ME region usually display advanced-stage disease and a more aggressive phenotype [ 4 ].…”

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Incidence of HPVs, EBV, and MMTV-Like Virus in Breast Cancer in Qatar

Gupta¹,

Al-Sarraf²,

Farghaly³

et al. 2022

Intervirology

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Introduction: Human papillomaviruses (HPVs), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and mouse mammary tumor virus-like virus (MMTV-like virus) can be present and contribute to breast cancer development and progression. However, the role of these oncoviruses and their crosstalk in breast cancer is still unclear. Methods: We explored the co-presence of high-risk HPVs, EBV, and MMTV-like virus in 74 breast cancer samples from Qatar using PCR. Results: We found the presence of HPV and EBV in 65% and 49% of our cancer samples cohort; 47% of the samples are positive for both oncoviruses. The MMTV-like virus alone was detected in 15% of the samples with no significant association with clinicopathological features. The three oncoviruses were co-present in 14% of the cases; No significant association was noted between the co-presence of these viruses and the clinicopathological features. Conclusion: Despite the presence of the oncoviruses, additional studies are necessary to understand their interactions in human breast carcinogenesis.

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