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Breast Cancer / Carcinoma of the Breast
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a) Highest Risk (RR>4) • Older patients who are North Americans. • Two first degree relatives with breast cancer at early age • History of cancer in one breast. b) Intermediate risk (RR 2.1-4.0) • Nodular densities seen in a mammogram that occupy 75% of breast volume • One first- degree relative with breast cancer. • Atypical hyperplasia on breast biopsy. • High dose radiation to chest. c) Increased risk (RR 1.1-2.0) • Urban residence • First pregnancy after age 30 • Menarche at age < 12 years / Menopause at age > 53 • Obesity • Nulliparous • Use of hormonal contraceptives / HRT • History of primary endometrial, ovarian and colonic cancer • Use of alcohol |
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Posted by:
BenedictPaulC
Posted on: 05/03/2012 Saying incidence of breast cancer [or any disease] is high in western world is meaningless. In India, we do not have proper statistics in any hospital. We do not have well established Biostatistics dept in any of our hospitals/universities. Moreover, we do not have any proper centralized system of collecting such data as they have in the US as NIH. Apart from this, still more than 65% of our population are in rural areas where basic treatment itself is at stake. So, we do not have any rights whatsoever to comment on the western world.
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dr.anita
Posted on: 09/20/2009 I agree.I have been conducting training programmes for women on early detction of breast cancer.Main focus has been breast sed to about 9000 women over the past 3 years.If there is nothing much we can do for prevention then early detection has to be the main focus. dr.anita khokhar.M.D. |