11.6% women undergo breast examination in Delhi

Delhi | Wednesday | 12th December, 2018

Summary:

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mammography screening or X-ray of the breast is the only effective breast cancer screening method. SIGNS OF BREAST CANCERThe most common sign of breast cancer among women include inverted nipples, puckering or dimpling of breast size, lump or thickening under armpit and change in size of breast or nipple. The most common sign of breast cancer among women include inverted nipples, puckering or dimpling of breast size, lump or thickening under armpit, change in size of breast or nipple, dissimilarity in size of breast or nipple, pain in the breast or nipple, discharge from the breast or nipple, and lump in the breast. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in India. In fact, more women in urban areas are affected by breast cancer than those in rural areas..