Abstract: BACKGROUND: Carcinoma of breast is the leading cause of cancer in women globally. It affects around 26% of women in developing countries. One of the leading causes of cancer death in the less developed countries is breast cancer. There has been a decrease in 30 to 40% of mortality from breast cancer as a result of earlier detection via screening mammography, health education, improved and availability of treatment modalities. All detected breast lesions are not malignant and all benign masses will not progress to cancer.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a prospective cross-sectional study done over a period of 1 year 3 months between august 2020 to November 2021. 100 asymptomatic women of age more than or equal to 40 years attending the digital mammography unit, department of radiodiagnosis of king George hospital, Visakhapatnam.......
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