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Evaluation of a new technique for early detection of breast lesions among females attending National Cancer Institute, Cairo University /

Shaimaa Abdalaleem Abdalgeleel

Evaluation of a new technique for early detection of breast lesions among females attending National Cancer Institute, Cairo University / تقييم تقنيه جديده كوسيلة للاكتشاف المبكر لتضررات الثدى بين الإناث المترددات على المعهد القومى للأورام - جامعة القاهرة Shaimaa Abdalaleem Abdalgeleel ; Supervised Nargis Albret Labib , Maha Mohamed Ghobashi , Manar Mohamed Moneer - Cairo : Shaimaa Abdalaleem Abdalgeleel , 2014 - 198 P. : charts ; 25cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine

Breast cancer is the most important cancer affecting women. It is by far the commonest cancer among Egyptian women and represents 37% of all female cancers. Assess different risk factors of breast cancer, assess the knowledge about risk factors and early detection methods of breast cancer and identify the validity (sensitivity; specificity; predictive values; accuracy) and agreement of breast light in screening of breast cancer compared to mammography and biopsy if available. Hospital - based cross sectional study was conducted at National Cancer Institute, Cairo University in the period from 20 April 2012 till 20 February 2014



Breast cancer Early detection Mammogram