Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections and observe the change of liver function of breast cancer patients so as to provide guidance for clinical treatment.
METHODS Totally 300 patients with breast cancer who were treated in the hospital from Jan 2011 to Dec 2015 were chosen as the breast cancer group, meanwhile, 300 healthy people who received physical examination were set as the control group.The titers of serum hepatitis B virus surface antigen(HBsAg), hepatitis B virus surface antibody (HBsAb), hepatitis B virus E antigen (HBeAg), hepatitis B virus E antibody (HBeAb), and hepatitis B virus core antibody (HBcAb) were determined, and the liver function was examined.
RESULTS The positive rates of HBeAb and HBcAb of the breast cancer group were significantly higher than those of the control group. Among the patients aged less than 40 years old, the positive rates of HBeAb and HBcAb of the breast cancer group were significantly higher than those of the control group (
P<0.05); the titers of HBsAg, HBsAb, and HBeAg of the breast cancer group were significantly lower than those of the control group (
P<0.05); the alanine aminotransferase level of the breast cancer group was significantly higher than that of the control group (
P<0.05).Among the patients aged between 40 and 59 years old, the positive rates of HBeAb and HBcAb of the breast cancer group were significantly higher than those of the control group (
P<0.05); the titers of HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBcAb of the breast cancer group were significantly lower than those of the control group; the alanine aminotransferase level of the breast cancer group was significantly higher than that of the control group(
P<0.05). Among the patients aged no less than 60 years old, there was no significant difference in the positive rate of HBsAg, HBsAb, HBeAg, HBeAb, or HBcAb between the breast cancer group and the control group; the HBeAg titer of the breast cancer group was significantly lower than that of the control group (
P<0.05); the alanine aminotransferase level of the breast cancer group was significantly higher than that of the control group (
P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONThe HBV infection may show certain relationship with the breast cancer, and the alanine aminotransferase level of the breast cancer patients is elevated.