Association of Occupational and Lifestyle Factors with Mammography-Detected Breast Neoplasia.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women, with higher mortality and morbidity. The early identification and diagnosis are the cornerstone of successful treatment and reduction of morbidity and mortality. Mammography is the gold standard screening tool. This work is designed to investigate the potential association between breast cancer and environmental factors related to lifestyle. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done by collecting data from medical records of patients diagnosed with early diagnosed and well-established diabetes mellitus attending our university hospital; 300 women were screened by mammography for breast cancer. Women with positive results were assigned as the study group (n=39), while women with negative results were assigned as the control group (n=261). All were evaluated by the standard clinical approaches, and a pre-prepared questionnaire was used to collect data about social, environmental, and lifestyle factors. The collected data were submitted to statistical analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Science for Windows, version 20 (IBM, Chicago, USA). Results: There was significant increase ( Conclusion: This study used mammography as the gold-standard detection tool to identify neoplasia cases and analyze their association with environmental and occupational risk factors.