Evaluation of lipid profile among Iraqi patients with the Breast Cancer

Abstract

Breast cancer is most common cancer among women worldwide. In this study, the association between serum concentration of cholesterol, triglycerides( TG|), low density lipoproteins (LDL),  high density lipoproteins (HDL),( VLDL) very low density lipoproteins and breast cancer has been investigated. These case control study include three groups: thirty women with breast cancer and fifteen healthy women as control group. Serum lipids: cholesterol,( LDL),( HDL) and (VLDL) were analyzed in all subjects of study using conventional method. The results of this study showed that there was a significant increase in the rate of the levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low density lipoproteins( LDL),( VLDL) very low density lipoproteins in the work group when compared with control (P=0.028, P=0.017, P=0.024 and P=0.033) respectively, except high density lipoproteins (HDL). We conclude that high concentration of cholesterol, triglyceride, (LDL), and (VLDL) may be associated with breast cancer.