Breast cancer: epidemiological, pathological and clinical presentation

Out of the 100 patients studied breast cancer was seen in 99 females, mostly [63%] in the age growth of 31-50 years, and one male. A lump was palpable in all women with involvement of left breast in 56% cases. Majority of the women [90.90%] were married, parous [84.84%] and had breast fed [80.80%] their children. Awareness regarding breast cancer is increasing as is evident by the earlier presentation i.e. in stage-I [35%] and stage-II [44%]. On histopathology invasive duct cell carcinoma [72%] was the commonest type of breast cancer seen in this study