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IJMDC. 2025; 9(5): 1150-1153 Prevalence of breast cancer among obese women in Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaMohamed Akl, Sultan Aljomaie, Abdulrahman Khalid, Mohammed Daghistani, Mohammed Alaqqad, Safaa Turkistani, Jamil Miro, Ahmed Faheem. Abstract |  Download PDF | |  Post | Objective: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of breast cancer (BCa) in high body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2 patients compared to non-BCa patients.
Methods: This was a retrospective study. Patient data were collected from electronic medical records of Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital from the period of January 2019 to July 2023 including clinical and histopathological data.
Results: The most common type of BCa was carcinoma in situ (71%), followed by intraductal carcinoma (23%), and lobular carcinoma (5%). The results of the statistical analysis showed that the prevalence of BCa among BMI >30 kg/m2 (n = 24,888) was 0.112% (n = 28) while among BMI
Key words: Breast cancer, malignancy, BMI, obesity, Saudi Arabia
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