Breast cancer menace: Early detection only way to reduce its high kill rate

Digital mammogram with tomosynthesis is a superb tool to detect even very small cancer

Breast cancer accounts for 27 per cent of all cancers in women in India, with the incidences rising in the early thirties and peaking at ages of 50-64 years. It is estimated that one in 28 women is likely to develop breast cancer during her lifetime. Although the probability of developing breast cancer rises with age, in India, incidences of breast cancer has increased in younger people — females below 40 years, including working women in urban areas. Early·onset breast cancer also tends to be more aggressive than late·onset. In spite of the latest surgical techniques and chemotherapy drugs, morbidity