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Background The aim of this study was to explore the clinical, patohistological and molecular characteristics of primary operable breast cancer in patients from Croatia and Kosovo, in order to compare disease stage at the time of diagnosis, in country with implemented mammography screening and early diagnostic methods with country without it. Methods The study prospectively included 213 female patients with breast cancer (BC) ranging from 28 to 87 years of age, from which 100 from Kosovo and 113 from Croatia. Age and menopausal status of the patients were recorded before surgery. Subsequent to surgery, histopathology and immunohistochemistry analysis was carried out and data were statistically analysed. Categorical variables were compared using chi-square analysis and presented as frequencies and percentages. For non-parametric data, Mann-Whitney U test was used in order to compare means of two independent groups. A value of P |
