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Its incidence has been on an increasing trend in developing nations including Nepal, however, there is very limited evidence of its demographic profile in our setting. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of breast cancer among cancer patients visiting the Department of Internal Medicine of a tertiary centre.\u003Cbr>Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among cancer patients visiting the Department of Internal Medicine of a tertiary care centre using retrospectively collected data from 1 August 2022 to 30 July 2023 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Histopathologically confirmed cancer patients were included and those with incomplete and duplicated data were excluded. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.\u003Cbr>Results: Among 2067 cancer patients, the prevalence of breast cancer was 102 (4.93%) (4.00-5.87, 95% Confidence Interval) . The mean age was 50.51±2.08 years. The most commonly affected age group was 40 to 60 years constituting 61 (59.80%) patients. Histologically, invasive breast cancer of no special type was the most common and was found in 91 (89.22%) patients.\u003Cbr>Conclusions: The prevalence of breast cancer was similar to other studies done in similar settings. |\n| --- |\n| Keywords: breast cancer; cross-sectional study; demography; malignancy; prevalence. |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nBreast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and occupies the first position in terms of incidence and fifth position in terms of mortality. 1,2 In Nepal, breast cancer occupies the third position in the whole population and second position among females in terms of incidence with 1,973 new cases in 2020.  \nSimilar to other developing nations, in the present scenario, Nepal is facing the overwhelming burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) . Analysis has shown that the incidence of breast cancer increased by 108.57% from 1990 to 2017.3 Similarly, an analysis of 3270 patients in a cancer hospital in Nepal showed that 5.59% had breast cancer.4 Despite the increasing prevalence of breast cancer in Nepal, there are limited studies on its demographic and  \nepidemiological aspects.  \nThis study aimed to find out the prevalence of breast cancer among cancer patients visiting the Department of Internal Medicine of a tertiary centre.  \nMETHODS  \nThis was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among cancer patients visiting the Department of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology) of Tribhuwan University Teaching  \nCorrespondence: Dr Siddinath Gyawali, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal. Email: [sirdhar.gyawali@gmail.com](sirdhar.gyawali@gmail.com), Phone: +977-9847571051 .  \n64 JN MA I VOL 62 I ISSUE 270 I FEBRUARY 2024 Free [Full Text Articles are Available at](Full Text Articles are Available at www.jnma.com.np)[ www.jnma.com.np](Full Text Articles are Available at www.jnma.com.np)  \nHospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal. Data from 1 August 2022 to 30 July 2023 were retrieved from the computer records system on 11 September 2023. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the Institute of Medicine (Reference number: 239 (6-11) E2 080","cbCaiaCTrdAmj2FR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaCTrdAmj2FR","pdf",238753,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Methods\n# Results","[{\"question\":\"What was the study objective?\",\"answer\":\"To determine the prevalence of breast cancer among cancer patients visiting the Department of Internal Medicine of a tertiary center.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the study conducted?\",\"answer\":\"A descriptive cross-sectional design was used with retrospectively collected data from 1 August 2022 to 30 July 2023, using convenience sampling and a 95% confidence interval for point estimates.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the prevalence and key demographic finding?\",\"answer\":\"Among 2067 cancer patients, breast cancer prevalence was 4.93% (95% CI: 4.00–5.87). 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