Table 3: Breast cancer risk factors in the screened population.

Risk factors Number (%)
Breast disease (inflammatory conditions, fibro-adenomas, fibrocystic changes) 51/1167 (4.4)
Breast biopsy 15/1167 (1.3)
Breast cyst aspiration 15/1167 (1.3)
Breast operations 69/1167 (5.9)
Oophorectomy* 30/1167 (2.6)
Hysterectomy 48/1167 (4.1)
Family history of breast cancer 29/1167 (18.8)
Family history of other malignancies§ 361/1167 (31)

*None was due to malignancies and 50% had bilateral oophorectomy.
Only 3 had uterine malignancy.
40.2% was in 1st degree relatives and 21.5% had ≥ 2 family members with breast cancer.
§The commonest were uterine, hepatic and lung cancers.