Misconceptions about Breast Lumps and Delayed Medical Presentation in Urban Breast Cancer Patients

Misconceptions about breast lumps and delayed medical presentation in urban breast cancer patients.

BACKGROUND Despite current recommendations for women to be screened for breast cancer with mammography every 1 to 2 years, less than half of all newly diagnosed breast cancers are initially detected through screening mammography. Prompt medical attention to a new breast symptom can result in earlier stage at diagnosis, yet many patients delay seeking medical care after becoming aware of a breas...

Delayed presentation of breast cancer patients.

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent and nature of delayed presentation of patients treated for breast cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). DESIGN Prospective cross sectional study. SETTING Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) which is a tertiary, teaching and referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. RESULTS A total of 166 patients were recruited into the study. The mean age was 47 years with...

Breast Implants and Breast Cancer

Delayed presentation in breast cancer: a study in Iranian women

BACKGROUND: A cross sectional study was conducted in Tehran Iran to examine the extent of patient delay and associated factors in the presentation of breast cancer. METHODS: A group of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients were interviewed and were asked about the period from first onset of symptoms to first medical consultation to indicate patient delay. This was studied in relation to patien...

Breast lumps and lymphoma.

We report two cases of young women in whom a breast lump was the first symptom of disseminated lymphoma. They were managed by wide excision of the affected segments of breast. Histological diagnosis was aided by immunoperoxidase stains for immunoglobulin chains. Further investigations demonstrated the wide spread nature of the disease, with involvement of bone marrow, bone cortex, lymph nodes a...