International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health | 2021
Awareness about the carcinoma breast and the practices related to self- breast examination among women in developing countries
Abstract
According to WHO, breast cancer is the most frequently found cancer in women, and millions of women are affected all over the world. On average annual estimation in 2012, there were 1.7 million cases of the 5,21,900 have resulted in death. According to Globocan, breast cancer is 25% of all cancer and 15% of all cancer related deaths among women. Breast cancer in developing counties is half of total brest cancer cases in world and around 60% of breast cancer death occurs in developing countries. The incidence in developing countries is low but mortality is high due to late presentation, due to lack of awareness of knowledge of risk factors, signs and symptoms, and various screening method.