Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2015

Role of Different Factors Associated with Incidence of Breast Cancer: A Review

Dr. Firdous Ansari, Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dixit

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 Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality globally. It is the second most common cancer  among Indian women. This study is a critical review of literature which includes different aspects viz. socio–economic and demographic factors,use of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy and knowledge  attitude and practice of east self examination. In the last section of the study discussion is made for further research  point of view. Discussion On the basis of studies considered, we come to know that in late seventies and eighties, there was a great lack of  awareness about east health and after around one century western world started to become aware about the BC. Tday we know several risk factors of this disease but it seems that there is a need to work in such a way that can predict the risk of getting BC on the basis of information for combination of different risk factor for example for a women  of a particular age at menarche, given age at marriage and given age at first full term pregnancy, what would be the  risk that she will diagnosed with BC in premenopausal or in postmenopausal years?

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Dr. Firdous Ansari, Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dixit Role of Different Factors Associated with Incidence of Breast Cancer: A Review Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 5 May 2015

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