Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Baghdad City 2018

Abstract

Objective (s): To highlight the epidemiology of breast cancer in Baghdad City for the year of 2018.Methodology: A descriptive design is employed throughout the present study. All registered women with breast cancer are included in the sample of the study. Data are obtained from Iraqi Cancer Board, Iraqi Cancer Registry for the year of 2018. Descriptive statistics is applied for the data analysis of frequency and percent and measurement of the incidence rate of the disease.Results: the study findings revealed that The most common kind of cancer is breast cancer in Baghdad City (22.2%) with a highest incidence rate among Baghdad City’s population at the year of 2018, (20.52). Among Iraqi females, the most prevalent type of cancer is breast form in Baghdad City in 2018, (37.26%), especially at age group of (46-55) (34.79%).Conclusion: The findings of the study show among Iraqi women, there has been a rise in the incidence rate of breast cancer in Baghdad City in 2018, among the age group of (46-55), and Rissaffa District has the highest incidence rate of its population from the other districts in Baghdad City.Recommendations: Prevention measures must be undertaken, and awareness campaigns must be organized to emphasize the need of early identification and treatment. Women aged 40 to 44 should be able to start yearly mammogram (breast x-ray) screening for breast cancer if they choose. Women between the ages of 45 and 54 should have mammograms once a year. Mammograms should be performed every two years rather than annually for women over the age of 55.