scholarly journals Factors influencing delayed presentation of breast cancer at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e1141
Author(s):  
Mehreen Baig ◽  
Iram Sohail ◽  
Humera Naz Altaf ◽  
Omar Shahzad Altaf
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Delayed Presentation ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Identifying the reasons for delayed presentation of Pakistani breast cancer patients at a tertiary care hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 1087-1096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faisal Gulzar ◽  
Muhammad Shoaib Akhtar ◽  
Rafshan Sadiq ◽  
Sajid Bashir ◽  
Sajida Jamil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Delayed Presentation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Male Breast Cancer: a 24 Year Experience of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 1559-1563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Jamy ◽  
Ammar Rafiq ◽  
Altaf Laghari ◽  
Tabish Chawla
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Male Breast Cancer ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Male Breast ◽  
Care Hospital

Depressive disorder among the breast cancer patients in outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 677-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.U. Rahman ◽  
A. Nisar ◽  
N. Hussain ◽  
I. Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Had Scale

ObjectivesTo determine the frequency of Depressive Disorder among patients with breast cancer in an outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.BackgroundCancer not only affects body physically but can also affect the mind in the form of psychiatric disorder. Proper identification and treatment of these conditions can be beneficial and cost-effective.MethodologyThis cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on patients of breast cancer attending OPD of oncology department of Civil Hospital Karachi. The sample consisted of ninety three diagnosed patients of breast cancer who were screened for psychiatric morbidity through Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD Scale). Screened patients were interviewed and diagnosed as depressive disorder according to ICD criteria. The level of depression in these diagnosed patients was quantified through ZUNG'S Depression Rating Scale.ResultsEighty two percent (n = 76) of the sample (n = 93) were found to have psychiatric morbidity on HAD scale. Out of these screened sample sixty percent (n = 46) were found to be depressed on Zung self rating depression scale. Majority of these patients were suffering from mild to moderate depression. Half of the female in this sample were undergone mastectomy that was not found to have any statistically significant impact on psychiatric morbidity of the patient.ConclusionThis study shows high prevalence of depression in patients with breast cancer. The health professional involve in care of breast cancer should screen routinely their patients for symptoms of depression.

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