Research Article, J Womens Health Issues Care Vol: 2 Issue: 5
Case-control Study of Breast Cancer and Dietary Fat Intake in Saudi Females
| Mostafa A Abolfotouh1*, Omalkhair Abulkhair2, Suha E Sbitan3, Fasih Ahmad4 and May N Al-Muammar4 | |
| 1King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), King Saud bin-Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA | |
| 2King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, KSA | |
| 3King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA | |
| 4College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA | |
| Corresponding author : Mostafa A. Abolfotouh Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Section Head, Medical Team - Biobanking –King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Mail code 1515), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS). King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, POB 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia Tel: 00966 1 252 0088 x 14469; Mob: 00966 50 3659204 E-mail: mabolfotouh@gmail.com |
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| Received: January 05, 2013 Accepted: August 14, 2013 Published: August 19, 2013 | |
| Citation: Abolfotouh MA, Abulkhair O, Sbitan SE, Ahmad F, Al-Muammar MN (2013) Case-control Study of Breast Cancer and Dietary Fat Intake in Saudi Females. J Womens Health, Issues Care 2:5. doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000116 |
Abstract
Case-control Study of Breast Cancer and Dietary Fat Intake in Saudi Females
Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and is the leading type of cancer among women. The breast cancer burden predictably will continue to increase in the coming years; there could be a nearly 50% increase in global incidence and mortality between the years 2002 and 2020 because of demographic changes alone. The etiology of breast cancer is multifactorial; however, the exact cause of breast cancer is still unclear because the disease presumably represents a complex interplay of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors, such as dietary fat intake, hazardous effects of hormonal exposures, and long-term use of hormone replacement therapy.
