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Awareness Levels and Recent Developments in Breast Cancer Knowledge

Palvi Thakur[Assistant Professor]

Department of microbiology, Swami Vivekanand  institute of engineering and technology 140413

Email-shiprasaroj789@gmail.com

Palvi Thakur1, Sonali Koundal2, Hamid Hussain Wani3, Pallavi Sharma4, Auzair Majeed5, Shipra Saroj6

Assistant Professor, Department of microbiology, Swami Vivekanand  institute of engineering and technology 140413

Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic, Saraswati Group of Colleges, Mohali   140413

Assistant Professor, Department of biochemistry, Saraswati Group of Colleges, Mohali   140413

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Saraswati Group of Colleges, Mohali   140413

Assistant Professor, Department of Dialysis, Saraswati Group of Colleges, Mohali   140413

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Saraswati Group of Colleges, Mohali   140413

Abstract

Breast cancer is a global public health challenge and, at present, the most prevalent tumor globally. Public awareness, concern, and improvement in breast imaging have had a positive effect on breast cancer recognition and screening. Breast cancer is fatal disease in women and the prime cause of death in women population. Over the last two decades, research pertaining to the breast cancer has led to remarkable progress in our knowledge about the breast cancer, which lead to even more competent treatments. Of all the cancerous diseases, breast cancer is ranked as one of the major causes of death in post-menopausal women responsible for 23% of total cancer deaths. It is a worldwide problem nowadays, yet still it is being diagnosed in their later stages because women are neglecting the self-examination and clinical check-up of the breast. This review covers anatomy of the breast, risk factors, breast cancer epidemiology, pathogenesis of breast cancer, breast cancer stages, diagnostic tests and treatment including chemotherapy, surgery, targeted therapy, hormone replacement therapy, radiation therapy, complementary therapy, gene therapy and stem-cell therapy etc for breast cancer.

Keywords: Breast cancer, Chemotherapy, Gene therapy, Stem cell therapy