Multiparity and Breast Cancer Risk Factor among Women in Burkina Faso

Document Type : Research Articles

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Biomolecular Research Center Pietro Annigoni (CERBA)/LABIOGENE, University of Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI ZERBO, UFR/SVT, Burkina Faso

Abstract

 
The relative lack of information on breast cancer etiology in Burkina Faso led us to undertake the present work to highlight risk factors. This prospective study was conducted using a questionnaire between January 2015 and February 2016 on women admitted to Yalgado OUEDRAOGO hospital, for consultation or supervision. The characteristics of multiparous breast cancer patients (n = 44) were compared with their non-multiparous counterparts (n = 36). The study found that increased risk of breast cancer among non-multiparous cases was related to body mass index (BMI) (p <0.001), age at menopause (p <0.004) and use of oral contraception (p <0.021) while abortion (p <0.002) was a risk factor among multiparous cases. These results suggest that even if multiparity is associated with a decreased risk in some women, avoidance of abortion during reproductive life should be recommended. The results provide preliminary information, which now need to be supplemented by survey of a larger sample in the national territory.

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume 17, Issue 12
December 2016
Pages 5095-5099

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  • Receive Date: 09 October 2016
  • Revise Date: 16 November 2016
  • Accept Date: 16 January 2017

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