breast cancer is a malignant tumor and the most common cancer among american women that starts from cells of the breast. the growth of the size of data exceeds the ability of humans to analyze the data. so we need some intelligent machines that can analyze datasets intelligently for us. we propose a multi nominal logit model to evaluate correlation between risk factors of breast tumor. our mode...

background: oral contraceptive pills are among the most popular contraceptive methods, but the fear of cancer and cardiovascular disease overshadows its continuous use among women. this study aimed to define the association between consumption patterns of combined oral contraceptives among women with breast cancer. materials and methods: this is an analytical case–control study conducted on 175...

mri of the breast has evolved as a non-invasive imaging modality and is ideally suited for several indications e.g. pre-operative staging and screening in women at increased risk for breast cancer. the widespread use opens also the discussion on over-diagnosis if only 20 - 30 out of 100 mri - guided breast biopsies lead to the diagnosis of breast cancer. thus mri based strategies are needed to ...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is a heterogeneous complex genetic disorder characterized by hyperandrogenemia hyperinsulinemia insulin resistance and chronic anovulation. it is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age with an enigmatic pathophysiologic and molecular basis. obesity hyperandrogenism and infertility occur frequently in pcos which mostly have a ...

conclusions the findings of the meta-epidemiological study support that ebv infection may increase the risk of breast cancer. nested case-control studies are required in the future. results a total of 20 case-control studies were selected, and the total numbers of subjects in the case and control groups were 1947 and 1010, respectively. the findings of this meta-analysis revealed that ebv infec...

objective: to assess the level of awareness on breast cancer among women of reproductive age. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in opd of dhaka medical college hospital among the 175 respondents by face to face interview using pretested semi structured questionnaire. results: one forth (23%) aged 21-25 years, mostly muslim (86.3%), housewives (72.57%), had...

background &objective: breast cancer is the most common female malignancy. detection of dna of human papillomaviruses (hpvs) in breast carcinomas suggests that the virus may play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease. the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of hpvs genotypes 6, 11, 16, 18 and 31 in paraffin-embedded tissue samples of invasive breast carcinomas. methods: thr...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To investigate symptom-based cancer worry in women who are at hereditary risk for breast cancer, specifically levels of worry, correlations of cancer worry, perceived cancer risk, and clinical signs or symptoms of breast cancer, as well as predictors of cancer worry. DESIGN Cross-sectional, correlational. SETTING Primarily the United States. SAMPLE 200 women, aged 18-80...