Clinicopathological Spectrum of Breast Carcinoma Cases in Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital

Carcinoma is a major health issue worldwide. Approximately 10 million people are diagnosed with carcinoma and more than 6 million people die of the disease every year.⁽¹⁾ Breast cancer is by far the most common of all cancers diagnosed in women in the world. The incidence of breast cancer has risen in India (22.9%). The age-standardized mortality rate for breast cancer in India is found to be 11.1/100, 000 whereas globally it is 12.5/100, 000, according to International Agency for Research on Cancer report in 2008.⁽²⁾ Breast cancer cases in India are expected to increase by 26% by 2020.⁽³⁾ Among the Indian women, cancer cervix and breast carcinoma account for 60% of the total cases, of which the incidence of breast carcinoma is 10.4%. A study conducted by WHO (1999) ⁽⁴⁾ revealed that Chennai accounts for the highest incidence among all the leading centres in India i.e around 26/1, 00, 000 women. The mean age of occurrence is approximately 42 years.^{(1, 5)}