RISING INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER IN INDIA

Abstract

Breast cancer has ranked number one cancer among Indian females with age adjusted rate as high as 25.8 per
100,000 women and mortality 12.7 per 100,000 women. Data reports from various latest national cancer registries were
compared for incidence, mortality rates. Earlier cervical cancer was most common cancer in Indian woman but now the
incidence of breast cancer has surpassed cervical cancer and is leading cause of cancer death..Breast cancer is a global disease.
Though the majority of underlying causes, and other features are usually uniform around the world, every region has its own
uniqueness for that cancer.