The Frequency of Thyroid Diseases in Women With Breast Cancer

Uşak University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Thyroid Diseases

Breast Cancer

Treatments

Device: thyroid USG was perform, blood samples were taken for the meausurement of thyroid hormone and autoantibodies

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04406779

UsakU-Cevdet1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Breast cancer and thyroid disorders are important health challenges commonly encountered in women. The relationship between both conditions still remains unknown. In this study, the frequency of thyroid diseases was investigated in breast cancer patients

Enrollment

160 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

women, the age between 18-65 years who were diagnosed with breast cancer, but not underwent surgery, radiotherapy or chemothreapy were included into the study

Exclusion criteria

Those with pregnancy, known liver and renal failure, the history of any malignancy other than breast cancer, undergoing a surgical operation due to breast cancer, also those receiving chemotherapy/radiotherapy for the same reason or undergoing partial or complete thyroid surgery or a surgical operation within the past 6 months, and also the patients taking oral anti-diabetic medication, insulin, steroids, thiazide, anti-psychotics and immuno-suppressive medicines affecting the levels of blood glucose, insulin and IR, smokers and those consuming alcohol were excluded