%0 Journal Article %A Bujassoum, S. M. %A Gehani, A. A. %T Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Qatar 1999-2002 %D 2004 %J Qatar Medical Journal, %V 2004 %N 1 %@ 2227-0426 %C 18 %R https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2004.1.18 %I Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), %X This is retrospective study of breast cancer in Qatar during period 1999-2002, using cancer registry data A total 214 patients were diagnosed with breast cancer; with incidence of5/10,000 of population per year; account-ing for 13.3% of new cancer cases and 29.9% of all female cancer. Male breast cancer is rare accounting for 3.2% of total number. Qatari patients were 23% and non-Qatari patients were 36.2%. The disease more common in ages between 46-55years old accounting for 64% of total breast cancer; patients usually presented beyond or equal to Stage II and with distant metastasis in 7% of cases, patients com-monly present with invasive ductal carcinoma and histo-logical Grade 2 & 3, it has been noticed that were decrease in incidence of Stage III & IV and decrease in Stage I & II which reflect improvement in patient awareness of this problem. %U https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2004.1.18