Why do Indian women seek treatment of breast cancer at such late stage?
Breast cancer is curable in early stages of disease. Once advanced- this opportunity if lost. However, majority of women treated for breast cancer in India come to hospitals for treatment of their breast cancer, only when the disease has advanced. WHY?? Indian surgeons and oncologists have the capability to cure breast cancer, even without sacrificing the breast for that- as par with best hospitals and doctors in the world. However, with this kind of late stage presentation, the doctors feel frustated, and patients do not have as good chance of cure
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Poverty and lack of insurance ...???
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The late breast cancer detection is true for most developing and third world countries. It is the lack of cancer screening program. Mammogram, MRI and ultrasound are used to detect early and small cancer before the patients develop symptoms such as mass, pain, skin changes, nipple discharge or metastatic involvement in the brain, lung and etc. So they need the machine and technologists to do the test and Radiologists to read the images. Equally importance is the awareness of the seriousness of breast cancer. Women (as well as men) should know the importance of early detection. So they can do breast self examination correctly as well as utilizing the available tests. The campaign for breast cancer awareness is a good idea to get the message across. Good luck.
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Ignorance or lack of education.
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