Breast cancer cases are increasing globally, one in 20 women are being diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime. According to the latest report by the World Health Organization, if the current rates of diagnosis continue, by 2050 there will be 3.2 million new breast cancer cases and 1.1 million breast cancer related deaths every year.

According to the report, the growth rate was higher in countries that had low Human Development Index (HDI). Medical Research Panel – Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – found that India finished third in cancer incidents after China and America, more than 10% of the world cancer related deaths, second after China Stay in place.

He also predicted that in the coming two decades, India would face a malignant challenge in managing cancer deaths, with a 2% annual increase in cases with a population age.

According to the WHO report, the ICMR study published in the Lancet examined the trends in 36 types of cancer, including breast cancer, age groups and sexes and found that three out of every five people in India die of cancer, diagnosis With, they die of cancer after diagnosis. Women with “inconsistent burden” compared to men.

Given the increase in this trend, Dr. Aditi Chaturvedi, Senior Advisor, Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket said that since more younger women in India are being diagnosed with breast cancer, it is related.

“While 5-10% of cases are genetic, 90% are related to lifestyle or environment. These post-manopauseal can gain weight, lack of exercise, excessive alcohol, smoking, un-called estrogen exposure, late due to lifestyle options There may be a shortage of baby and lack of deficiency.

Dr. Rohan Khandelwal, Lead Consultant, Oncology and Head, Breast Center, CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram said that the increase in breast cancer incidence is due to better identification facilities and better awareness.

While late marriage, late baby birth, low breastfeeding and an increased phenomenon of obesity among women, some unknown factors such as contaminated dairy products and pesticides can also cause breast cancer, Dr. Khandelwal said.

Experts confirmed that the occurrence of breast cancer in India could occur a decade ago than the West. “Here in the early 40s, breast cancer peaks while in the west it can occur in the late 50s. Cancer here has more aggressive biology. They are growing rapidly, they are called triple negative breast cancer. , So that the event is a little more. Khandelwal explained.

Symptoms and symptoms of breast cancer include a lump in the breast, change in breast size or size, skin changes, scaling, redness, nipple changes, blood discharge from nipple, and swelling or lumps in the armpit.

Dr. Chaturvedi highlighted that a major reason for the increase in breast cancer cases in India is due to our demographic, because India has a large population of young women than other countries.

“But originally, all women in the Western population pass through regular mammograms at least once in at least two years as part of their checkup, so that they can pick up cancer early. In India, we have any population There is no screening, due to which we should find cancer later.

To quickly detect cancer, the solution lies in awareness about signs and symptoms, he said. “Early cancer detection is good results and effective treatment options are available. If people know that signs are subtle and do not ignore, we will be able to catch cancer cases quickly. We can greatly improve our results. ,” Dr. Chaturvedi said.