1Consultant Surgeon, Minimal Invasive Surgery, KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad
2HOD Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery, KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad
3Senior Resident in General Surgery and Minimal Invasive Surgery, KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad
Global Journal of Surgery.
2017,
Vol. 5 No. 1, 6-8
DOI: 10.12691/js-5-1-2
Copyright © 2017 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: M.Bala Vikas kumar, G.Jagdishwar Goud, Harika Tirunagari. Breast Cancer- Rising Trend in Young!.
Global Journal of Surgery. 2017; 5(1):6-8. doi: 10.12691/js-5-1-2.
Correspondence to: Harika Tirunagari, Senior Resident in General Surgery and Minimal Invasive Surgery, KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad. Email:
harikatirunagari@gmail.comAbstract
Introduction: Incidence of breast cancer is less common, more aggressive and has poor prognosis in the young when compared to the older population. Rising incidence in younger population now a days is due to modified life style, modernization in a true sense and even due to increased awareness and screening which detects the disease at an earlier stage. Materials: This is retrospective study including 139 patients of breast cancer from June 2014 to June 2015 in a single institute, the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad. Results: Out of 139 patients, 41 pts were below 40 yrs of age and around 60% of them were detected at stage II and around 30% were in stage III. Most of the patients had laterality towards right, different from the other studies Anders et al. Conclusion: Incidence of breast cancer in <40yrs of age constituted around 20% of all breast cancers which was significantly higher than those in other studies. Increased awareness and better screening facilities have improved the detection in an earlier stage than before.
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