Epidemiology of breast cancer

1. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF
BREAST CANCER

2. INTRODUCTION TO BREAST CANCER
 Breast cancer is the most malignant condition
of breast.
 The second leading cause of cancer deaths in
women, is the disease women fear most.
 Breast cancer can also occur in men, but it's
far less common.
 About 42,000 women and 500 men in the US
die each year from breast cancer

3. POPULATION PERSPECTIVE
 Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50
years old or older
 It can also occur in men
 White women are slightly more likely to develop breast
cancer than Black, and Asian women.

4. CAUCASIANS AND AFRO RACES COMPARISON
 White women are slightly more
likely to develop breast cancer
than Black, and Asian women.
 But Black women are more likely
to develop more aggressive, more
advanced-stage breast cancer that
is diagnosed at a young age.
 Black women are also more likely
to die from breast cancer.

5. INCIDENCE RATE ON GLOBAL LEVEL
 Incidence rates are elevated in Australia,
Europe and North America, notably in
Belgium (113 cases per 100,000 female
population) and Luxembourg (109) in
Europe, and in Australia (94).
 There were 2.3 million women
diagnosed with breast cancer
and 685,000 deaths globally in 2020 were
recorded.

7. MORTALITY RATE
 Second most common cause of
cancer deaths among women
(15%)
 Each year, 40,000 women die of
breast cancer, making it the
leading cause of cancer deaths
among American women after
lung cancer. The lifetime risk of
dying of breast cancer is
approximately 3.4%

8. STATISTICS OF BREAST CANCER IN INDIA
 The rate of breast cancer in India is increasing.
 Breast Cancer is seen 14% out of other types of
cancers in Indian women.
 The breast cancer stats 2018 says that the newly
registered cases are 1,62,468 and 87,090 deaths.
A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in
India every 4 minutes.
 The post-cancer survival rate is 60% in Indian
women. The survival rate is low due to the late
detection of breast cancer.

9. GLOBAL PRESSURE ON BREAST CANCER IN 2020
 In 2020, there were 2.3 million
women diagnosed with breast
cancer and 685,000 deaths globally.
 As of the end of 2020, there were
7.8 million women alive who were
diagnosed with breast cancer in the
past 5 years, making it the world
most prevalent cancer.

10. WHO’S RESPONSE TOWARDS BREAST CANCER
 The objective of the WHO Global Breast
Cancer Initiative (GBCI) is to reduce global
breast cancer mortality by 2.5% per year,
thereby averting 2.5 million breast cancer
deaths globally between 2020 and 2040.
 The three pillars toward achieving these
objectives are: health promotion for early
detection; timely diagnosis; and
comprehensive breast cancer management.

11. PREVENTION,DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
◦ There are two important aspects in breast cancer prevention: Early detection and risk reduction.

13. REFERENCES
◦ https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/breast-cancer
◦ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.689562/full
◦ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34399040/
◦ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34399040/
◦ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer

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