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The status of breast cancer screening of women at a breast clinic in a small city in Korea -Using medical records-

중소도시 일 유방클리닉 방문 여성의 유방암 검진현황 -의무기록을 이용한 후향적 조사연구-

  • Received : 2021.07.14
  • Accepted : 2021.10.20
  • Published : 2021.10.28
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Abstract

The status of breast cancer screening of women at a breast clinic in a small city in Korea-Using medical records Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate breast cancer incidence by age, including those under 40, and to emphasize the importance of early breast cancer screening for young breast cancer patients. Method: The study was designed as a retrospective survey method. We investigated the medical charts of 483 patients diagnosed with breast cancer among 23,200 visitors to local breast clinic from May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2020. Results: The average age of 483 patients was 47.9, with 36% in their 40s and 28.6% under 40. Among the patients, 5.4% had a family history of breast cancer, and 70.8% were pre-menopausal. The most common reason for visiting the clinic was the mass(54.2%). The size of tumors was less than 2cm (56%), followed by 2-5cm (43.4%) and more than 5cm (5.6%). The size of tumors was smaller in the asymptomatic case than in the symptomatic case. In the pathologic results, invasive ductal cancer was the most common at 80.3%. Conclusions: Breast cancer screening program should be activated even for young women under the age of 40. We suggest educating the importance of breast cancer screening, and lowering the age of national breast cancer screening program.

유방암 환자의 제 특성을 파악하여, 유방암 조기 검진의 중요성과 젊은 유방암의 심각성을 알리기 위해 시행하였다. 2010년 5월 1일부터 2020년 4월 30일까지(10년간) 일 유방 클리닉에 내원한 환자 23,200명 중 유방암으로 진단받은 483명의 의무기록을 이용한 후향적 조사연구이다. 유방암으로 진단받은 483명의 나이는 40대(36.0%)가 가장 많았으며, 30대(25.9%)가 다음으로 많았다. 유방암 가족력이 있는 경우가 5.4%, 폐경 상태는 29.2%였으며, 내원 동기로는 종괴가 54.2%로 가장 많았고, 유방 검진 경험은 출산 경험자가 비출산자보다 많았으며, 20-30대에서 유방검사 경험이 가장 적었다. 젊은 여성을 대상으로 유방암 검진의 중요성을 교육할 필요가 있으며, 유방암의 국가암검진 연령에 대한 재검토를 제언한다.

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