Bangalore A13: Breast cancer is on the rise in the state, with 40 of every one lakh women diagnosed with cancer. Also, Bangalore is the second largest city in the country. Although the Health Department has taken several steps to control and treat breast cancer, cases are escalating. The number of breast cancer cases in the capital is increasing by 4% year-on-year. There are 26,000 to 30,000 breast cancer cases in Karnataka every year.
Dr. Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Director C. According to Ramachandran, about 800 breast cancer cases are registered each year in Kidwai. 'More than 50 per cent of breast cancer patients come with third or fourth stage symptoms. This is something that should be taken care of. The chance of curing that cancer if detected at an early stage is 90 per cent. Unlike western countries, breast cancer survival rates in India are low. The overall survival rate for cancer in the five-year period is 65-70 per cent, compared to the US (89 per cent) and the UK (82 per cent).
If you look at cancer statistics in Karnataka
New Cancer Cases 78,384, Prevalence Cancer 1,74,000 Overall Women Cancer 43,640 Breast Cancer 9,837 (22% Of Overall Women Cancer Cases)
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