Breast cancer

Breast cancer is the second most frequent cancer and cancer related death among women. In spite of widely available screening measures and advanced therapeutic modalities, it remained a serious public health concern in both, developed and developing countries.

Breast cancer: Lumps, causes, and risk factors

With rapid economic and social transition, prevalence of breast cancer is increasing at rapid pace worldwide.

Breast cancer is a heterogeneous multifactorial disease caused due to genetic, reproductive, environmental, and dietary and lifestyle related risk factors. Basically it is a hormone mediated disorder due to continuous exposure to ovarian hormones.