Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in the world. 1 out of 8 women are at life time risk of developing breast cancer. In India incidence of breast cancer is increasing with more number of younger female are getting affected. The symptoms of breast cancer includes:

• Lump in breast
• Discharge from nipple
• Change in size and shape of breast
• Change in overlying skin of breast
• Symptom due to other organs involvement like breathlessness, jaundice etc.

Patient with any of these symptoms should undergo triple assessment i.e clinical evaluation by a best breast surgeon in Varanasi Ultrasound & Mammography of breast along with needle biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.

Treatment includes multimodality care including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy or hormonal therapy depending upon the stage and patient’s risk category. For breast cancer surgical intervention has become more conservative these days. Now partial breast removal with oncoplasty or reconstruction is the standard of care especially in early breast cancer. Similarly Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced the full axillary clearance in node negative patients. This has not only decreased the morbidity associated with conventional procedures but also brought a positive change in women psychology

Prognosis of breast cancer is good in early stages with majority of patients get cured. So, early detection of the disease by community awareness & other screening modalities should be the goal to achieve the optimal outcome.
Dr. O. P. Prajapati is the Best breast cancer doctor in Varanasi. He is specialist of many endocrine surgical procedures and breast cancer surgeries.