For more than 4 decades, cervical cancer was the major killer disease in India. But Breast Cancer which has been on a steady rise has over taken cervical cancer as the most common and deadly killer disease of the new era. The 1 in 28 women in India was likely to develop breast cancer during her lifetime. A few decades back, breast cancer was seen only after fifty years of age and the number of young women suffering from this disease was lesser. Almost 65-70 per cent patients were above 50 years and only 30 to 35 per cent women were below 50 years.
This was stated by Dr R Ranga Rao, Head of Department & Director- Oncology , Max Super Speciality Hospital.
He said further, however, presently, breast cancer was more common in the younger age group and 50 per cent of all cases are in the 25 to 50 years age group. More than 70 per cent of the cases present in advanced stage was accounting for poor survival and high mortality.
Talking about facts on breast cancer, Dr Vivek Gupta, Sr. Consultant- Surgical Oncology, informed that it was estimated that there would be 1,55,000 new cases of breast cancer in the year 2015. About 76000 women in India were expected to die due to the disease. If we did not work on creating awareness about early detection of cancer, the figure could be much worse. Breast self examination and mammography were the noble technique to deduct breast cancer cases at early stages.
Dr Rudra Acharya, Sr Consultant- Surgical Oncology, pointed out that ironically most of the cases in our country are diagnosed very late and according to the statistics of WHO, more than 60% of the women were diagnosed with breast cancer at stage III or IV in India. This drastically affected the survival rate and treatment options for the patients.
Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chandigarh/Breast-cancer-on-rise-in-India/articleshow/47080768.cms
This was stated by Dr R Ranga Rao, Head of Department & Director- Oncology , Max Super Speciality Hospital.
He said further, however, presently, breast cancer was more common in the younger age group and 50 per cent of all cases are in the 25 to 50 years age group. More than 70 per cent of the cases present in advanced stage was accounting for poor survival and high mortality.
Talking about facts on breast cancer, Dr Vivek Gupta, Sr. Consultant- Surgical Oncology, informed that it was estimated that there would be 1,55,000 new cases of breast cancer in the year 2015. About 76000 women in India were expected to die due to the disease. If we did not work on creating awareness about early detection of cancer, the figure could be much worse. Breast self examination and mammography were the noble technique to deduct breast cancer cases at early stages.
Dr Rudra Acharya, Sr Consultant- Surgical Oncology, pointed out that ironically most of the cases in our country are diagnosed very late and according to the statistics of WHO, more than 60% of the women were diagnosed with breast cancer at stage III or IV in India. This drastically affected the survival rate and treatment options for the patients.
Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chandigarh/Breast-cancer-on-rise-in-India/articleshow/47080768.cms
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