URBAN WOMEN IN 50’s PRONE TO BREAST CANCER.
URBAN WOMEN IN 50’s PRONE TO BREAST CANCER.
While cancer occurs among younger women as well, the doctor pointed out that there was almost a tripling of cases among 50-plus women in the last two decades. .
MUMBAI: Debunking the popular belief that the incidence of breast cancer is rising among India's younger women, doctors from Indian's premier cancer hospital in Parel say the typical patient is, more often than not, in her 50s and lives in an urban area.
"We have conducted a 20-year analysis of breast cancer rates among the Indian population and found that while the rate of breast cancer is definitely increasing among Indian women, it is mainly among menopausal women who are in their 50s," said Tata Memorial Hospital's director Dr Rajendra Badwe, who along with colleague Dr Rajesh Dikshit, authored a study published in the Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology in August. more
While cancer occurs among younger women as well, the doctor pointed out that there was almost a tripling of cases among 50-plus women in the last two decades. .
MUMBAI: Debunking the popular belief that the incidence of breast cancer is rising among India's younger women, doctors from Indian's premier cancer hospital in Parel say the typical patient is, more often than not, in her 50s and lives in an urban area.
"We have conducted a 20-year analysis of breast cancer rates among the Indian population and found that while the rate of breast cancer is definitely increasing among Indian women, it is mainly among menopausal women who are in their 50s," said Tata Memorial Hospital's director Dr Rajendra Badwe, who along with colleague Dr Rajesh Dikshit, authored a study published in the Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology in August. more
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