What is breast cancer?


Breast cancer is a disease that can be treated and often cured if detected early. It also has different stages that are crucial to understanding the gravity of the diagnosis, some of which can be asymptomatic so it may not be diagnosed until late in its progression.

Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women and men, behind lung cancer. AIG is the one who is giving breast cancer treatment Hyderabad In 2017 it was estimated to have over 500 thousand new cases worldwide with over 220 thousand deaths occurring from breast cancer. Of these deaths, 80% are in developing countries while breast cancer only accounts for 3% of the global cancer burden. The number of annual cases worldwide is estimated to increase from 1.7 million in 2017 to over 2 million in 2025, which will make it the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women. In India, breast cancer has the highest incidence among women with an estimated 140 thousand new cases and over 100 thousand deaths occurring annually..

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Breast cancer can progress into 5 categories depending on how early or late it is diagnosed:

(not all stages are mutually exclusive)

Worldwide, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of female cancer and most commonly fatal orduring life. A woman's lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is 1 in 8 while 5-year survival rates are 99% in the United States which is among the highest of all cancers.

Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynaecologic cancers and in 2014, an estimated 220,250 new cases and 155,210 deaths are expected to occur worldwide. Breast cancer refers to any abnormal cell growth (malignant) in the tissues of the breast whereas ovarian cancer refers specifically to tumours that start in the tissues surrounding or part of an ovary. It was previously known as "women's cancer" due to it being almost exclusive to women and particularly to women over 50 years old.

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