International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Associative Professor & Consultant Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, King Khalid University Hospital and College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Is there an association of bone mineral density and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal Saudi women?
  Author(s): Saleh Othman*
  
  Several studies revealed an association between high bone mineral density (BMD) and the increased risk for developing breast cancer (BC). Aim: Explore if there is an association between BMD and BC risk in postmenopausal Saudi (PMS) women. Material and Method: In a retrospective cohort study of 1145 PMS women age range from 46 – 85 year (mean = 55 year). The average time period of menopause 4 years.We reviewed BMD of all patients performed between October 2012 and November 2018. All patients had BMD measurements of lumbar spine L2-L4 and right femoral neck in gm/cm². Results: The T-score was used for analysis of the results. Among the total patient studied 195 (17%) were found to have BC group 1 (G1) while 950 (93%) without BC group 2(G2). Analysis of lumbar spine T-score in G1 showed that: 29 %.. Read More»
  

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