Breast Cancer in Rural Based Tertiary Center- An Audit and Outcome Analysis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Survival studies may serve as benchmarks to develop cancer-related policies and estimate baseline survival rates in a given patient population AIM: To study the trends of breast cancer and its management in rural areas. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a prospective study conducted between period of September 2018 to august 2019 for the period of 1 year RESULTS: Most common age group involved was 41-50 years with mean age of 49.7 years which shows the importance of regular screening for the patient in premenopausal state. Most common surgery performed was modied radical mastectomy with breast conservative surgery performed only for 4 cases. CONCLUSIONS: The importance of auditing institutional data cannot be stressed more strongly to help understand better, the benets of current practices based on evidence. It also serves as a benchmark for comparing outcomes following further improvements in practices that can be brought into patient care with advancing technology and medical treatment