Risk Factors and Histopathology of Breast Carcinoma in Women in Kerala, India with Special Reference to Young Patients

One in ten of all new cancers diagnosed worldwide each year are carcinomas of the female breast, and it is principle cause of death from cancer among women globally. The age standardized incidence rate across the world is 43.3 per 100,000 female population. In India it was found to be 25.8 per 100,000 females (Globocan, 2012). The rise in incidence of 0.5-2% per annum has been seen across all regions of India and in all age groups but more so in the younger age groups (Khokar , 2012). As per the ICMR-PBCR 2001-2002 data, breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in urban registries of Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Kolkata, and Trivandrum in India. In urban areas of developing countries, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and due to increase in life expectancy, urbanization, and western lifestyles; the incidence has been rising up in low and middle income countries steadily in the last few years. Due to lack