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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2017

Impact of Time Since Last Childbirth on Survival of Women with Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Breast Cancers.

Nanthini Balakrishnan, Soo-Hwang Teo, Siamala Sinnadurai, Nanthini Thevi Bhoo Pathy, Mee-Hoong See, Nur Aishah Taib, Cheng-Har Yip, Nirmala Bhoo Pathy

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Nanthini BalakrishnanJulius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Soo-Hwang TeoCancer Research Malaysia, 1 Jalan SS12/1A, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Siamala SinnaduraiJulius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nanthini Thevi Bhoo PathyJulius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mee-Hoong SeeDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nur Aishah TaibDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Cheng-Har YipCancer Research Malaysia, 1 Jalan SS12/1A, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Nirmala Bhoo PathyJulius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ovenjjay@gmail.com.

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backgroundReproductive factors are associated with risk of breast cancer, but the association with breast cancer survival is less well known. Previous studies have reported conflicting results on the association between time since last childbirth and breast cancer survival. We determined the association between time since last childbirth (LCB) and survival of women with premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancers in Malaysia.

methodA historical cohort of 986 premenopausal, and 1123 postmenopausal, parous breast cancer patients diagnosed from 2001 to 2012 in University Malaya Medical Centre were included in the analyses. Time since LCB was categorized into quintiles. Multivariable Cox regression was used to determine whether time since LCB was associated with survival following breast cancer, adjusting for demographic, tumor, and treatment characteristics.

resultsPremenopausal breast cancer patients with the most recent childbirth (LCB quintile 1) were younger, more likely to present with unfavorable prognostic profiles and had the lowest 5-year overall survival (OS) (66.9; 95% CI 60.2-73.6%), compared to women with longer duration since LCB (quintile 2 thru 5). In univariable analysis, time since LCB was inversely associated with risk of mortality and the hazard ratio for LCB quintile 2, 3, 4, and 5 versus quintile 1 were 0.53 (95% CI 0.36-0.77), 0.49 (95% CI 0.33-0.75), 0.61 (95% CI 0.43-0.85), and 0.64 (95% CI 0.44-0.93), respectively; P

conclusionTime since LCB is not independently associated with survival in premenopausal or postmenopausal breast cancers. The apparent increase in risks of mortality in premenopausal breast cancer patients with a recent childbirth, and postmenopausal patients with longer duration since LCB, appear to be largely explained by their age at diagnosis.

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ParturitionPostmenopausePremenopauseAdultAgedAge FactorsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMalaysiaMiddle AgedPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReproductive HistoryRisk FactorsSurvival Rate

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