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Author: search.filters.author.Akca, ZekiSubject: search.filters.subject.Breast cancer

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    Is Season a Prognostic Factor in Breast Cancer?
    (ASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION, 2013-01-01) Mutlu, Hasan; Akca, Zeki; Cihan, Yasemin Benderli; Kurnaz, Fatih; Aslan, Tuncay; Erden, Abdulsamet; Ugur, Hediye; Aksahin, Arzu; Buyukcelik, Abdullah
    Background: Some studies have indicated an inverse relationship between cancer risk and sunlight exposure. Others have reported that the prognosis of some cancers such as prostate, colon, ovarian and non melanoma skin cancer, were affected by the season in which the cancer was diagnosed. In our study, we evaluated whether season is prognostic in Turkish patients with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: A total of 517 patients from Kayseri Training and Research Hospital were analysed retrospectively. Patients were divided into 4 groups according to season of cancer diagnosis: winter, spring, summer and autumn. The prognostic factors for disease free survival and overall survival were investigated. Results: No significant differences were found among groups regarding prognostic factors overall. Only estrogen receptor status and lymphovascular invasion were independent prognostic factors (p=0.001 and p=0.001 respectively). We found significantly differences for mean disease free survival among groups (p=0.019). Winter group had better mean DFS while summer group had worse DFS. Mean overall survival was similar in the four groups (p=0.637). Conclusions: The season is not an independent predictive factor. However, due to interaction with other factors, we think that the season of cancer diagnosis is important for cancer prognosis.
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    Is Sunlight a Predisposing Factor for Triple Negative Breast Cancer in Turkey?
    (ASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION, 2013-01-01) Mutlu, Hasan; Buyukcelik, Abdullah; Colak, Taner; Ozdogan, Mustafa; Erden, Abdulsamet; Aslan, Tuncay; Akca, Zeki
    Intraduction: There is known to be a relationship between vitamin D level and more aggresive breast cancer subtypes, especially triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). It was reported that sunlight exposure has an effect on the prognosis of patients with cancer, possibly related to the conversion of vitamin D to its active form with sunlight. We aimed to evaluate the effect of sunlight exposure on patients with TNBC. Materials-Methods: A total of 1,167 patients with breast cancer from two different regions of Turkey (Antalya and Kayseri, regions having different climate and sunlight exposure intensity over the year) were analysed retrospectively. The ratio of patients with TNBC was identified in those two regions. Results: The ratio of patients with TNBC was 8\% and 12\% for Kayseri and Antalya regions, respectively, and this difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p=0.021). Discussion: Sunlight exposure may be associated with more prevalent TNBC. This finding should be investigated with a prospective study.