Priority

"The first priority in the campaign against breast cancer in India is early detection, which is fundamental. It makes the difference between life and death"।

The second most important thing is to convince women - to raise the level of women consciousness - and the third priority is to convince the government to equip hospitals and health facilities across the country with mammography machines for detection and all the allied technology required for a big intervention programme।"

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women. According to a study by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), there will be approximately 250,000 new cases of breast cancer in India by 2015. At present, India reports around 100,000 new cases annually.

Chances of survival and cures for breast cancer is as high as 90 percent.