Sociodemographic and Reproductive Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study in the Setif Province, Northern Algeria

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1 Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria.

2 Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oncological Reference Center (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.

3 Friuli Venezia Giulia Cancer Registry, IRCCS Oncological Reference Center, Aviano, Italy.

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Background: The age-standardized rate of breast cancer (BC) increased nearly nine-fold in the last 30 years in Setif, Algeria. A case-control study was carried out to investigate the role of sociodemographic characteristics and reproductive factors in the etiology of BC in this young Arab/Berber population of Setif. Methods: Cases were 612 women with incident BC admitted to major teaching and general hospitals of Setif during 2012–2017. Controls were 615 women admitted for acute, non-neoplastic conditions to the same hospital network of cases. Information was elicited using a standardized questionnaire. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed after allowance for age and education. Results: Significant associations with BC risk emerged for family history of BC (OR= 4.15 for yes vs. no; 95%CI: 2.22-7.77), for the generation of oral contraceptive used (OR=1.57 for II-generation vs. III-generation; 95%CI:1.01-2.44), and education (OR=0.63 for >11 years vs. no schooling; 95%CI: 0.46-0.86). Conversely, parity and body mass index were not associated with BC risk, whereas a late age at menarche was linked with a non statistically significant BC risk (OR=1.20 for >15 vs.

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume 21, Issue 2
February 2020
Pages 457-464

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  • Receive Date: 28 August 2019
  • Revise Date: 31 October 2019
  • Accept Date: 11 February 2020

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