New Delhi, India (CU)_ According to doctors at a private hospital in Delhi, breast cancer cases among middle-aged women, aged between 35 to 50 years, have increased by 50% in India over the previous three years. A statement from Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals indicated that the figures were based on medical records from the hospital’s OPD. Dr Ramesh Sarin, Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncologist, spoke about the prevalence of the disease in middle-aged women. He said, “Based on our records from the past three years, we have observed that 50% of women reporting breast cancer and related manifestations have been between the age of 35 to 50 years”.
Sarin spoke about the different stages of breast cancer. He said, “With our hospital-based consultation data for breast cancer, it is found that 53% of the reported cases are in the initial stages of cancer and 47% are in the advanced stages of cancer by a total of 20% in stage 4 and 27% in stage 3 cancer”. Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer in women, accounting for over 30% of all cancers detected in women. One in twenty women is identified with this malignancy as a result of a lack of knowledge and a reluctance to seek preventative treatment.
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