Abstract
The Incidence of breast cancer has been steadily increasing in the last two decades,
more so in urban areas of the sub-continent. Cancer ceters across the country have
large numbers of patients being treated with multiple publications in this field.
Inspite of paucity of prospective data and randomised clinical trials from India,
there are large number of retrospective publications on various aspects of the disease
including pathology, radiology, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, palliative care
and alternatitive treatment modalities. These published data provide an insight into
the trends of breast cancer in the country and this comprehensive data review of Indian
data will provide a basis for designing trials relevant to our population and planning
health care.
Key words
Breast cancer - carcinoma breast - Indian data