Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Age at Menarche and Incidence of Breast Cancer in Different States of India: A Situational Analysis

Dr. Firdous Ansari

Abstract :

 

Breast cancer has ranked number one cause of mortality globally. It is the second most common cancer among Indian women. The data in this study is taken from Ministry OF Health and Family Welfare, Department of Health and Family Welfare and from the previous studies conducted. The data is analyzed using SPSS 1.6. After analysis the data, results were computed and discussion was made.

Discussion

Uttar Pradesh is observed with around 125% more incidence cases than Tamil Nadu. Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar are found increments of around 55%, 15% and 5% respectively when a comparison is made with incidence cases of Tamil Nadu. In case of states having lower incidence cases, 18%, 26%, 57% and 233%additional numbers of cases occur in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur when these incidences are compared with incidences in Arunachal Pradesh.

If we put our concentration on mean age at menarche, near about 8%(Himachal Pradesh) , 2.2% (Maharashtra), 1%(Haryana)and0.64% (Delhi) increases are observed as compared to Uttar Pradesh. Increases of 0.83 % (Assam),7.5%(Andhra Pradesh),8.3%(Jammu & Kashmir and Manipur) are also disclosed when it is compared with mean age at menarche of Arunachal Pradesh.

Study found a positive correlation between Incidence of east cancer and mean age at menarche with a non–significant regression analysis.

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Dr. Firdous Ansari, Age at Menarche and Incidence of Breast Cancer in Different States of India: A Situational Analysis, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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