Breast cancer risk assessment among Bahraini women

Abstract EN

Objective : To estimate breast cancer risk among Bahraini women aged 35 years and older attending primary healthcare centers.

Setting : Primary healthcare centers.

Design : Cross sectional descriptive study.

Method : One hundred seventy-two women aged 35 years and older were assessed for the risk of invasive breast cancer risk using the modified Gail model.

The study was performed from 1 February to 31 May 2005.

A questionnaire was used to collect information on five years and lifetime breast cancer risks.

Result: Four percent of the women had a high risk (≥1.76 %) of breast cancer making them eligible for breast cancer health prevention strategies.

A mean of 5 years risk (0.7 % ± 0.37) and a mean of lifetime risk (9.3 % ± 3.0) were computed.

Conclusion : Four percent of the women aged ≥35 years had high breast cancer risk based on the Gail model which makes these women eligible for preventive strategies and close follow-up by specialists in the field.