Pattern of Breast Cancer Distribution in Ghana: A Survey to Enhance Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Table 1

Histological classification of breast cancer in relation to various age groupings. All histological classifications are based on examination of tissue specimens. Most of the cases were invasive ductal carcinomas.

Age group	# of participants	Breast cancer cases	Benign mass cases	Invasive ductal carcinoma	Invasive lobular carcinoma	In situ carcinoma
<25	183	1	5	1	0	0
25–34	945	6	45	5	1	0
35–44	715	10	77	8	2	0
45–46.6	71	0	1	0	0	0
46.7–54	627	5	36	4	1	0
55–64	406	1	7	0	0	1
>65	53	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	3000	23	171	18	4	1