Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Indian females, with an incidence rate of 25.8% and a mortality rate of 12.7 per 100,000 women.In Indian women, the presentation is at a younger age, the cancer is more aggressive [1] and diagnosis and management vary depending on affordability, the availability of local skills and equipment, and hence differs a lot from the Western data.One shoe might not fit all when we want to reduce the mortality and morbidity of breast cancer in a diverse economy like India, and various factors have to be taken into consideration. HEALTH CARE INEQUALITIESIndia, with respect to GDP, is a low-and middle-income country (LMIC).The public healthcare system cannot cater equally to the entire population.This can be addressed through structured public and private partnerships and the sharing of resources supported by NGOs and non-profit organizations.Screening of breast cancer in LMICs is typically opportunistic, and until at least 50% of late-stage diseases are downstaged to stage II, the focus should be on the timely diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer rather than screening for asymptomatic disease.[2]
Source: Indian Journal of Breast Imaging
Author: Bagyam Raghavan
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4387975656