Open AccessEffect of Lump Size and Nodal Status on Prognosis in Invasive Breast Cancer: Experience from Rural India
Author(s) -
Monique Garg,
Nitin Nagpal,
Darshan Singh Sidhu,
Amandeep Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20470.8039
Subject(s) - medicine , axilla , breast cancer , lymph node , axillary lymph nodes , lymph , oncology , radiology , pathology , cancer
Breast cancer is now the leading cause of cancer among Indian women. Usually large tumour size and axillary lymph node involvement are linked with adverse outcome and this notion forms the basis of screening programs i.e. early detection.