Aim

To assess and compare serum insulin levels  in newly diagnosed post–menopausal breast cancer patients and matched healthy controls.

Material And Method

Study area: Proposed study will be conducted in the Upgraded department of surgery of SMS Medical College, Jaipur .

Study design: Hospital based case–control analytic type of observational study

• Study population: 50 cases of diagnosed post–menopausal  breast cancer.

Result:

1)    Mean BMI was  higher in post– menopausal breast cancer patients (27.62) as compared to control (25.02).

2)    Mean Serum insulin level was higher in  Cancer cases ( 45.60%)  as compared to control (14.87%).

3)     In cases mean insulin level was higher in age >65 while lower level of insulin was found in age group <45 year.

4)    Mean insulin level was higher inobesity Category (40.18±11.46) while lower level of insulin was found in normal BMI Category (24.22±18.12).