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Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pathology | ISSN: 2161-0681 | Volume 8
Breast Pathology and Cancer Diagnosis
6
th
World Congress and Expo on
July 25-26, 2018 | Vancouver, Canada
Medicinal Chemistry and Rational Drugs
20
th
International Conference on
&
Knowledge modification in a group of Cuban women at risk of breast cancer
Priscilla Akua Agyapong
and
Wilson Selorm Gobah
University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba
Statement of the Problem:
Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant lesion in women, and the first cause of death by
cancer in most developed countries. Cuba, though a developing country is not an exception to this negative trend, due to a high
number of risk factors. Addiction to cigarette, and other illegal drugs is a major world-wide risk factor and health concern for
breast cancer development. Cuba, one of the world’s largest producer’s tobacco has registered a significant increase in breast
cancer cases in the last decade, due to tourism and the false perception of expressing friendship and recreation through the
smoking of tobacco and other illegal drugs. In spite of efforts of reducing mortality rates through the use of modern methods
that complement breast cancer diagnosis once the lesion is detected, results have not been that satisfactory, which prompted
the organization of a national sub-program for pre-clinic and early breast cancer diagnosis.
Findings:
An analytical study of cases and controls was realized in the province of Camaguey in Cuba, between January and
September 2017, with the objective of identifying some of its risk factors. By establishing certain parameters the case and
control groups were constituted by 90 women, who were selected at random. It was realized after the survey that the case
group women had certain risk factors that are associated with a high possibility of developing breast cancer such as, family and
personal history of breast cancer, toxic habits such as the smoking of cigarettes, age (50 to 65 years), early menarche and late
menopause, first child birth after 30 years of age. It can be seen from the table 1. that 65(72.2%) of the case group women were
addicted to the toxic habit of smoking cigarettes, compared to 21(23.3%) of the control group women, which signifies that, the
practice of this toxic habit increases 8 times the possibility of developing the disease.
Conclusion & Significance:
Health measures should geared towards preventing the modifiable risk factors of the disease,
through education and health programs. Self-breast examination should be encouraged amongst women which can play a role
in early diagnosis, thereby helping decrease significantly the rate of breast cancer in Cuba and the world as a whole.
Biography
Priscilla Akua Agyapong is a focused Ghanaian young lady, with the passion of improving health and wellbeing within and outside Africa. She is currently a 5
th
year
medical student at the University Of Medical Sciences Of Havana. “Manuel Fajardo Faculty”. Havana, Cuba. Before her current medical degree which is scholarship
program, sponsored by the government of Ghana, she was pursuing her nursing degree at the Valley View University College, Accra, Ghana.
pris.maameakua@gmail.comPriscilla Akua Agyapong et al., J Clin Exp Pathol 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0681-C3-052