BACKGROUND Despite rising breast cancer incidence and mortality rates, breast cancer screening (BCS) rates among women in Qatar remain low. Previous studies indicate the need to better understand the many complex beliefs, values, and attitudes that influence Arab women's health seeking behavior for the development of culturally appropriate and effective intervention strategies to address breast...

Bilateral synchronous breast cancer is extremely rare. A 75-year-old man presented with a right breast mass, which ulcerated and a lump in the left breast. Right breast examination revealed a breast ulcer 7x10cm with everted edges and complete nipple destruction. The left breast showed a hard lump measuring 4x5cm in the nipple-areolar area, unattached to skin, or underlying structure. There was...

Breast cancer screening remains a subject of intense and, at times, passionate debate. Mammography has long been the mainstay of breast cancer detection and is the only screening test proven to reduce mortality. Although it remains the gold standard of breast cancer screening, there is increasing awareness of subpopulations of women for whom mammography has reduced sensitivity. Mammography has ...

O ne of the rarest cancers in men, breast cancer occurs approximately 100 times less than in women. The lifetime risk of having breast cancer is 1 in 1,000 for men, and incidence has remained relatively stable over the past 30 years. Whereas in the past, the prognosis for men with breast cancer was thought to be worse than for women, recent research has found little difference in outcomes. But ...

Malignant melanoma predominantly occurs in the skin and mucous membranes, thus, malignant melanoma of the breast is particularly rare. In the current study, a case of a 26-year-old female with a malignant melanoma of the breast is presented. On diagnosis of the patient, extensive metastasis had occurred. The patient refused any treatment and succumbed two months after the initial diagnosis. The...

OBJECTIVES We modified an educational intervention developed to improve communication about clinical trials and enhance multidisciplinary team (MDT) working for specialist breast cancer MDTs. We assessed the effect of one day MDT training on team members' awareness & clarity about trials in their portfolio, and individuals' confidence & communication about clinical trials. MATERIALS AND METHO...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Breast cancer (BC) continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality among women throughout the world and in Iran. Lack of awareness and early detection program in developing country is a main reason for escalating the mortality. The present research was conducted to assess the Iranian women's level of knowledge about breast cancer risk factors, early warning sig...

Background: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in northeast Nigeria, while it predominates in the south-western part of the country. The situation in rural areas is compounded with poor access to health facilities, low socio economic status and illiteracy. It has been shown that early detection can reduce the risk of the disease by 40 per cent. Knowledge of the risk fact...