Shreshtha Malvia|Sarangadhara Appalaraju Bagadi|Uma S. Dubey|Sunita Saxena
Epidemiology of breast cancer in Indian women
Safdarjang Hospital|National Institute of Pathology|Safdarjang Hospital|National Institute of Pathology|Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani|Safdarjang Hospital|National Institute of Pathology
breast cancer ranked number one cancer among indian females age adjusted rate high 258 per 100000 women mortality 127 per 100000 women data reports various latest national cancer registries compared incidence mortality rates age adjusted incidence rate carcinoma breast found high 41 per 100000 women delhi followed chennai 379 bangalore 344 thiruvananthapuram district 337 statistically significant increase age adjusted rate time 19822014 pbcrs namely bangalore annual percentage change 284 barshi 187 bhopal 200 chennai 244 delhi 144 mumbai 142 observed mortalitytoincidence ratio found high 66 rural registries whereas low 8 urban registries besides young age found major risk factor breast cancer indian women breast cancer projection india time periods 2020 suggests number go high 1797900 better health awareness availability breast cancer screening programmes treatment facilities would cause favorable positive clinical picture country