Breast cancer is fast emerging as one of the leading public health risks for women in India. More and more women in India are being diagnosed with breast cancer in their late 20s, early 30s and 40s – far earlier than expected.
In India, the care and treatment available is top of the line, but early detection is still key to a good outcome. Sadly, there is little public awareness of this disease because for better or worse, breasts are still a taboo subject.
Women are either unaware, afraid or embarrassed to get themselves screened, resulting in the disease often being discovered at a stage when treatment options are more limited.