Trends in the distribution of breast cancer in the Sultanate ofOman and the modalities of treatment

Breast cancer represents the highest cancer in terms of incidence in females in Oman. Females with breast cancer in Oman tend to be younger than Western counterpart, Majority of patients present in advanced stage and tumours display aggressive features. Ddescription of clinico-pathological features of the disease in Oman with analysis of prognostic factors and survival.Small proportion of patients have breast conserving surgery, majority received pre-operative chemotherapy compared to the past ad this is due to locally advanced nature of disease. Thesurvival and disease free survival to other Asian and Arab Countries. The advanced presentation explain in part the inferior survival figures towhite-American and European females. The following are strongly recommended to improve morbidity and mortality: 1) Increase breast cancer awareness. 2) Introduction of breast screening programs. 3) Multi-disciplinary approach in the management. 4) Molecular biology and genetic research to further explore breast cancer in Oman