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ArticleThe journal of breast health2015

The Effect of Socio-Economic-Cultural Factors on Breast Cancer.

Abdurahman Kuzhan, Mustafa Adlı

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Article in The journal of breast health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 authors.

Abdurahman KuzhanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Mustafa AdlıDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSocioeconomic and cultural factors influence breast cancer prognosis. The effect of these factors on breast cancer was evaluated among women who live in Gaziantep and its surroundings. MATERIALS AND

methodsfemale patients who were admitted to Gaziantep University Oncology Hospital with a diagnosis of breast cancer between October 2006-July 2013 were included in the study. The effects of socio-demographic characteristics on clinical-pathological features were evaluated.

resultsThe mean age of 813 women was 48.8 years. The majority were premenopausal women. Advanced stage disease on diagnosis was detected more in our region. The rate of breast cancer with unfavorable prognostic features was higher among patients who were illiterate, with low economic income and residing in rural areas.

conclusionSocioeconomic-cultural factors influence the biology and clinical course of breast cancer among women who live in Gaziantep province.

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Breast cancerhormone receptor statussocioeconomic status

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PMID28331684
PMCPMC5351528

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