Clinical and pathological features of breast cancer in Arab compared to Jewish women in Northern Israel

e22201 Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in both Jewish and Arab women in Israel. Although the incidence of BC is lower in Arab women it is diagnosed in younger age and seems to have worse prognosis. Recent data have suggested considerable molecular differences in BC from various ethnical groups. Molecular features are increasingly used for predicting cancer prognosis and response to treatment. The purpose of this study to compare clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics of BC in Arab and Jewish women in the Upper Galilee Methods: The files of 481 patients (pts) with breast cancer (BC) treated at the Oncology Institute, Ziv Medical Center between 2001 and 2007 were reviewed retrospectively. Type of breast operation and both clinical and all pathological findings of patients were summarized and correlated to the ethnicity of women. Results: Of the total 481 pts 380 were Jewish and 100 were Arab women. The main age at diagnosis was 49,4 years for Arabs and 59,5 years f...