Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2021; 9(19): 5046-5053
Published online Jul 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i19.5046
Clinical and pathological features and risk factors for primary breast cancer patients
Ye-Yan Lei, Shuang Bai, Qing-Qing Chen, Xu-Jin Luo, Dong-Mei Li
Ye-Yan Lei, Shuang Bai, Qing-Qing Chen, Xu-Jin Luo, Dong-Mei Li, Department of Mammary Disease, Zhuhai Hospital of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhuhai 519015, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Li DM designed this retrospective study; Li DM and Lei YY wrote this paper; Lei YY, Bai S, Chen QQ, and Luo XJ were responsible for sorting the data.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (No. ZE2020-286-01).
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have nothing to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Dong-Mei Li, MM, Chief Physician, Department of Mammary Disease, Zhuhai Hospital of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 53 Jingle Road, Zhuhai 519015, Guangdong Province, China. 896184582@qq.com
Received: January 21, 2021
Peer-review started: January 21, 2021
First decision: March 11, 2021
Revised: March 23, 2021
Accepted: April 25, 2021
Article in press: April 25, 2021
Published online: July 6, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: This study found that distant metastasis is more common among elderly women aged ≥ 60 years; advanced age, late menarche, and late childbearing age are risk factors for the onset of primary breast cancer; and a surgical history of benign breast lesions is the primary protective factor against breast cancer.