Consultant surgeon, Department of Surgery, Al-Basrah Teaching Hospital, Basrah, Iraq

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• Research   
  Individual and combined effects of lifestyle, demographic and clinical factors on breast cancer risk and stage at the time of diagnosis
  Author(s): Ahmed Ziarra Khalaf*, Mazin A. Abdulaa, Ahmed A. R. Issa and Nawar H. Khalil
  
  Breast cancer is a major global health issue, particularly among women, and its risk factors include genetics and modifiable lifestyle, and socioeconomic conditions. This prospective study, which was conducted in Basrah, Iraq, examined the sociodemographic and anthropometric profiles of 121 patients with breast cancer. Data were collected via structured interviews and review of medical records. Variables such as age, marital status, employment, financial status, residential area type, educational level, housing type, and body mass index were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the findings. The average age of the participants was 50.75 ± 11.02 years. Most of them were married (85.1%) and living in urban areas (56.2%). A significant proportion had limited education (illiterate: 28.9%), and the majority were unemployed (82.6%). Over half of the participants re.. Read More»
  

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