Maamar Boukabcha
University Center Hassiba Benbouali, Algeria
Title: Perpectives of the application of epidemiological methods of study breast cancer in Algeria
Biography
Biography: Maamar Boukabcha
Abstract
Algeria is a regional and middle power; Algeria is the largest country in North Africa and is estimated to have a population of around 40 million people. Breast cancer starts when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control, these cells usually form a tumor that can often be seen on an x-ray or felt as a lump, among eight women, one's breast cancer will develop according to several studies. The cause of breast cancer is multifactorial and includes hormonal, genetic and environmental cause and others risk factors. After the collaboration with the oncology service of the Chlef region and other service of epidemiology in Algeria for more four years from 2014 and until today to study and treat the different medicals files of breast cancer patients, either for estimate the incidence or some statistical and epidemiological parameters or to discover the different risk factors for breast cancer disease. The region of Chlef is a sample of the country of Algeria either for these studied patients or the general population. In this work, epidemiological, statistical and other computer methods play a very important role in analyzing and studying medicals files. From January 2014 until the end of December 2017, in the Chlef region of Algeria, more than 845 breast cancer cases have been collected and it is expected about 210 cases during the year 2018. The number of female population in the study area at the end of the study period is about 616876 women, but the total number of Algerian population is about 42,2 million inhabitants and breast cancer are more than 11000 a year for the last five years. Breast cancer incidence rate of the Algerian population is 28,45 cases per 100000 populations, but the incidence rate of Chlef region is 34 cases of breast cancer per 100000 woman. The incidence rate is very low for men compared to women about 1% of women. Breast cancer is a major public health problem, the first cancer in women in Algeria, very rare in men and the leading cause of death in women. To reduce this disease, prevention and early diagnosis are needed.