Breast-I AS A screening tool in detecting early breast lesions in women-An experimental study in tertiary care centre Chennai

Abstract

Background: India is facing challenging situation because the incidence of breast cancer has increased by 14% and the mortality rate has increased by 11.1%. Breast- i is a new tool for effective breast cancer screening, especially for detecting both non-palpable and very small lesions often missed by Clinical Breast Examination (CBE). This device is expected to help in detecting tiny breast lesions in the outpatient clinic itself, helping in reducing morbidity and mortality associated with late diagnosis of carcinoma breast. Objectives: To analyze diagnostic accuracy of Breast-i and to study the prevalence of Breast Cancer in the study population. Materials and Methods: The experimental study was conducted at Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai over eighteen months with sixty female patients using Breast-i for early diagnosis of Breast lesions. Detailed history was taken and CBE was done. Later, patients were screened with Breast-i and further evaluation was done if abnormalities were detected with Breast-i. The findings obtained from Breast-i were compared with FNAC and Trucut Biopsy finding. The obtained data were processed with MedCalc Software Version 19.0.