A cross-sectional study for patients with Cytomegalovirus and breast cancer in Baghdad | ||
| Microbial Biosystems | ||
| Article 14, Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 96-103 PDF (417.34 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mb.2025.366691.1266 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Alaa Abdalkhaleq Jabaar; Taghreed Khudhur Mohammed* ; Khansaa Akram Hasan | ||
| Middle Technical University, Institute of Medical Technology, Al- Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide and is particularly prevalent in Iraq, accounting for 32% of female malignancies. This study, conducted in Baghdad between January and December 2021, investigated factors influencing breast cancer and its relationship with cytomegalovirus (CMV) among 66 women aged 20–89 years diagnosed clinically and radiologically. Blood samples tested using ELISA revealed CMV-IgM and CMV-IgG positivity. Results showed 67.56% of married women with breast cancer used contraceptive pills, compared to 32.43% of unmarried women for menstrual regulation, while 93.10% of unmarried patients did not use them. The highest prevalence occurred in women aged 40–49 years (43.58% married, 37.03% unmarried). Family history was present in 48.48% of cases, while 51.51% reported none. Feeding patterns showed 70.03% of married women depended on artificial feeding, 11.11% on mixed feeding, and 51.85% on natural breastfeeding. Weight distribution indicated 30.30% of patients weighed 71–80 kg and 24.24% weighed 81–90 kg, with the most common height range being 161–170 cm (63.63%). Left breast cancer was more common than right, affecting 47.64% of married and 52.38% of unmarried women. ELISA testing revealed 26.92% of married and 73.07% of unmarried women were positive for both anti-CMV IgG and IgM, while human cytomegalovirus DNA was detected in all samples, confirming widespread HCMV infection among Iraqi women with breast cancer. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Antibodies; body mass index; contraceptive pills; family history; feeding patterns; left breast | ||
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