Assessment of Breast Tumors among Iraqi women at Women Health Center in Baghdad City: Comparative Study Ghafel Hawraa Hussein1, Tuffah Wafaa2 1Lecturer at, Maternal and Neonate Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad 2Academic Maternity Nurse, AL-Elwaya Maternity Hospital at Baghdad City Online published on 27 November, 2019. Abstract Objective This study conducted to assess the breast tumors among Iraqi women and to comparison between benign and malignancy tumors Methodology This study conducted at (Women Health Center) for early detection of breast cancer in Baghdad City for (100) women that visit the center. The study was started in June 2018 to March 2019. The data regarding breast tumors was achieved from the patients directly throw the interview and some of the data was achieved from patient's chart. Results The results reported that malignancy tumors among Iraqi women was (35%) of the total sample and (65%) were benign, while in the worldwide (20%) of breast tumors are malignancy and (80%) benign. Conclusions The present study has come out with the following conclusions; although low percentage of Iraqi women where have malignancy breast tumors but the percent is high when comparison with incidence of the malignancy breast tumors in the worldwide. Breast cancer has become a major threat to female life in Iraq. Top Keywords Breast Tumors, Benign Tumors, Malignancy Tumors, Comparative Study. Top |