BREAST CANCER: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERSTICS AND CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL PRESENTATION OF PATIENTS IN EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

Abstract

Worldwide the breast cancer is the most common cancer in the female population. The disease is steadily rising in the developing world like India in the last decade. The breast lesions whether inammatory, benign or malignant cause considerable anxiety in the patients many times leading to late presentation for diagnosis and treatment. Our study covers the population of eastern Uttar Pradesh comprising mainly of rural population where awareness for the disease is still bit low. The aim of the study was to provide an eagle view scan of the spectrum of breast diseases according to clinical presentation,age and histopathological correlation in this population so that target population can be focussed in better way in terms of early diagnosis and treatment.