Breast Cancer in India: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Go?

Attitudes of South Asian Women to Breast Health and Breast Cancer Screening: Findings from a Community Based Sample in the United States

“…This is notably low, compared to other Asian sub-groups (e.g., the Japanese) or non-Hispanic whites whose rates are as high as 65-70% (Lee et al, 2010;Tsunematsu et al, 2013). In developing countries, minimal public awareness about breast cancer may be responsible for poor cancer screening behaviors (Khokhar, 2012a); however, studies in the Western world report access and acculturation-related factors to be associated with lower use of breast cancer screening in South Asian women (Islam et al, 2006;Glenn et al, 2009;Rakowski et al, 2010;Menon et al, 2012). Lack of a clear understanding of the attitudes and beliefs of these women towards cancer screening precludes the development of appropriate interventions to overcome these barriers and enhance breast cancer screening uptake among this population.…”

A Critical Review on Breast Cancer Literature: Screening, Awareness and Preventive Measures

“…In India, premenopausal women constitute about 50% of all breast cancer patients (Khokhar, 2012). The risk for premenopausal breast cancer is highly evident because of the causal link between cigarette smoking at a young age (Bjerkaas et al, 2013;Dossus et al, 2014;Glantz & Johnson, 2014).…”

Clinico-pathologic profile of women with palpable breast lumps in Chitwan Medical College, Nepal

“…30 In India, a number of hospital-based studies found mean age to be 44.2 years to 49.6 years. 31 Mean age in Pakistani studies ranged from 45 to 50 years. 32 On the contrary, mean age of women with breast cancer in Australia at the time of diagnosis is 60 years.…”