Breast cancer higher in K'taka, TN, T'gana

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Delhi had a higher burden of breast cancer than eastern and northeastern states, according to an ICMR study that also projected a "substantial rise" in the disease burden in India by 2025.

The study, published earlier this month, focused on India's breast cancer burden at the state.

The burden of breast cancer among Indian women in 2016 was estimated to be at 515.4 DALYs per 1,00,000 women after age standardisation.

DALYs are a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death. (PTI)