Breast Cancer Is Most Common Cancer In India, 1.38 Million Cases Diagnosed Annually. Know Estimated Incidence By 2030

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in India. There were 2.3 million new cases of breast cancer in India in 2020.

Every year, 1.38 million cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in India. Of these, 4.5 lakh or 0.45 million people succumb to the disease. Every four minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and every 15 minutes, a woman dies from breast cancer in India. ( Image Source :Getty )

Breast cancer is a disease in which there is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells, and mostly occurs in ducts or lobules. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in India. Between 1965 and 1985, the incidence (occurrence of new cases) of breast cancer increased by 50 per cent, according to a March 2022 study published in the World Journal of Clinical Oncology. In 2016, the estimated number of incident cases in India was 11,800. Of these, 98.1 per cent were females.  The prevalent cases