Application of Life Tables on Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy in Nineveh Province (2006-2010)

Abstract

This study aims to construct life tables for true data of breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy in Nineveh Governorate for the period 2006 to 2010 for both sexes and for different disease's stages. Patient's life table, the probability of survival starting from the beginning of treatment and the most important factors for treatment and follow-up of such patients were assessed. The results show that by using life tables technique, the probability of survival the patients treated with chemotherapy for five years since enrolled treatment decrease with advance of stages from 85.8% for stage I to 43.5% for stage IV, that indicate the importance of starting therapy during the earlier stage of the disease.