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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">global-journal-of-medical-research-e-gynecology-obstetrics</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Global Journal of Medical Research - E: Gynecology &amp; Obstetrics</journal-title>
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<issn publication-format="print">0975-5888</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">2249-4618</issn>
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<article-title>The Prevalence of Cancer among Selected Group of Sudanese Women with Fertility Problems</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Mohammed</surname><given-names>Mosab Nouraldein</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
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<aff id="aff1">SUDAN, Banoon IVF center</aff>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2018-01-15">
<day>15</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<volume>18</volume>
<issue>E2</issue>
<abstract><p>Background: Infertility is the major problem in the world and it occur due to many reasons one of in certain conditions is treatment of cancer. Justification: There is no published data concerning the association between cancer and infertility. Objectives: To know the prevalence of cancer among selected group of Sudanese ladies with fertility disorders. Method: Descriptive, cross sectional study, from March –May, 2016, at Banoon IVF center, Khartoum, Sudan, 100 Sudanese women with fertility disorders were involved in the study. Result: The prevalence of cancer among the selected group was 10% (6% was breast cancer, 4% other types of cancer). Discussion: The prevalence of cancer among the study group was high and that may give us a link between cancer and infertility with strength of this link was increased among the participants with breast cancer , then our study agree with the previous study done by Kutluk Oktay et al that showed association between breast cancer and infertility. Conclusion: Further studies should be done involving large sample size from different races.</p></abstract>
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<p>Background: Infertility is the major problem in the world and it occur due to many reasons one of in certain conditions is treatment of cancer. Justification: There is no published data concerning the association between cancer and infertility. Objectives: To know the prevalence of cancer among selected group of Sudanese ladies with fertility disorders. Method: Descriptive, cross sectional study, from March –May, 2016, at Banoon IVF center, Khartoum, Sudan, 100 Sudanese women with fertility disorders were involved in the study. Result: The prevalence of cancer among the selected group was 10% (6% was breast cancer, 4% other types of cancer). Discussion: The prevalence of cancer among the study group was high and that may give us a link between cancer and infertility with strength of this link was increased among the participants with breast cancer , then our study agree with the previous study done by Kutluk Oktay et al that showed association between breast cancer and infertility. Conclusion: Further studies should be done involving large sample size from different races.</p>
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