RECENT ADVANCES BREAST CANCER THERAPY

RECENT ADVANCES BREAST CANCER THERAPY

1Bhanu Priya B, 2Basavanna P L, 1 ? Postgraduate, 2 ? Professor Department of Pharmacology, MMC&RI, Mysore

Brief overview

> Introduction > Etiology > Pathogenesis > Symptoms > Staging and classification > Treatments available at present > Advanced pharmacotherapy > Summary

Introduction

> The estimated number of new cancers in India per year is about 7 lakhs and over 3.5 lakhs people die of cancer each year.

> In Karnataka there would be about 1.5 lakhs cancer cases at any given time and about 35,000 new cancer cases are added to this pool each year.

? 2nd leading cause of death

? 2nd most common cancer

? All women are at risk

? Incidence increases with age

new cases per year

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Projected number of Breast Cancers to 2020

5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500

0

Deaths from Breast Cancer 1950-2014

4% 3% 2% 1% 0%

year of death

risk of death from cancer before age 75 (%)

1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Why?

> Incidence is increasing

?Mammographic screening ?Environmental Factors

> Mortality is decreasing

?Early Detection ?Better Treatment Options

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