Epidemiology of breast cancer in Qatar 1999-2002

Abstract EN

This is retrospective study ٠/ breast cancer in Qatar during period 1999-2002, using cancer registry data A total 214 patients were diagnosed with breast cancer with incidence of5 / 10, 00 ^/population peryear; account-ingfor 13.

3 % of new cancer cases and 29.

9 % ofallfemale cancer.

Male breast cancer is rare accountingfor 3.

2 % of total number.

Qatari patients were 23 % and non-Qatari patients were 36.

2 %.

The disease more common in ages between 46-55years old accountingfor 64% oftotal breast cancer patients usually presented beyond or equal to Stage and with distant metastasis in 7 % ofcases, patients com-monly present with invasive ductal carcinoma and histo-logical Grade 2 & 3, has been noticed that were decrease in incidence ofStage III & IV and decrease in Stage I&II which reflect improvement in patient awareness of this problem.