Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in India

Data from India indicate that among females the most common site of cancer is the cervix, with the second most common site being the breast. Among the females suffering from cancer, the cervix was affected in 40%, whereas the breast was affected in 18%. The most common histologic type of breast canc...

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Published in:JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1972-04, Vol.48 (4), p.1021-1024
Main Authors: Paymaster, J. C., Gangadharan, J. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology
Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - epidemiology
Colonic Neoplasms - epidemiology
Female
Humans
India
Marriage
Menopause
Ovarian Neoplasms - epidemiology
Religion and Medicine
Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - epidemiology
Uterine Neoplasms - epidemiology
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Summary:Data from India indicate that among females the most common site of cancer is the cervix, with the second most common site being the breast. Among the females suffering from cancer, the cervix was affected in 40%, whereas the breast was affected in 18%. The most common histologic type of breast cancer was the infiltrating duct carcinoma. The relative frequencies of cancer of the breast and cervix varied widely among different religious communities of Western India. In Hindu women, the breast was affected in 13% and the cervix in 48%. In the Parsee women the breast was affected in 49% and the cervix in only 11%. The socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the community differed greatly. The observed differences in the incidence of breast cancer are believed due to certain unknown factors and also to habits and customs prevalent in the community. Case-control studies of various suspected etiologic factors are presented, especially those relating to marital status and the child-bearing process.
ISSN:0027-8874
1460-2105
DOI:10.1093/jnci/48.4.1021