TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reem Mohamed Eid
AU  - Maha Mohamed Ghobashi , 
AU  - Mona I. Ellawindi , 
AU  - Nelly Hassan Alieldin , 
TI  - Dietary pattern and life style, the potential predictors of mammographic breast density among females attending national cancer institute / 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Reem Mohamed Eid , 
KW  - Breast cancer risk factors
KW  - Dietary pattern and Mammographic breast density
KW  - Life style
N1  - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine; Issued also as CD
N2  - Background: Breast cancer is a major public health burden throughout the world. It is the most frequent cancer among women all over the world, In Egypt; breast cancer ranked the 1st among all cancers constituting 38.5% of all female cancers. Despite the common occurrence, the exact etiology of breast cancer is still unknown. It is believed that breast cancer is a multifactorial disease and it is a result of the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Also epidemiologic data suggest that the mammographic breast density is a strong predictor of breast cancer. Aim: The present study aims to identify prevention strategy to decrease incidence of breast cancer among Egyptian females Subjects and methods: The study is a hospital-based cross-sectional study in which 500 females (249 malignant and 251 non malignant) attending in mammography unit at radiology department, at National Cancer Institute, Cairo University were included. All subjects had a mammogram and answered a questionnaire and (100) females gave blood sample for blood lipid test
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