Breast cancer becoming more common in Indian women below 50; Zerodha boss Nithin Kamath urges female followers to get annual check-up

Never neglect any problem they cause. Whether it’s something as mundane as itching or something more alarming as pain or a prominent lump, ignoring any discomfort pertaining to your breasts may lead to irreversible health problems.
Once thought to be an ‘older woman’s disease’, breast cancer is increasingly becoming frighteningly common among young women- below 40.

Chennai’s Struggle With Early Onset Breast Cancer

More and more women in Chennai are being diagnosed with breast cancer in their 30s.
According to a report submitted by the Madras Metropolitan Tumour Registry associated with the Cancer Institutein Adyar, revealed that there has been a 7 per cent increase in the incidence rate of breast cancer in women over the past decade.
The report also claimed that there was a 1.5 per cent increase in the incidence of breast cancer among women aged 25 to 40.

What Is Early Onset Breast Cancer Becoming More Common?

In an interview with the Times Of India, R Swaminathan, the head of biostatistics epidemiology at the Instiutein, overall breast cancer cases have doubled to a frightening 48.6 per cent per one lakh women in 2022.

Detection Woes

According to oncologists, detecting breast cancer can be more challenging in patients below 50, as their breast cells tend to be very dense.

What Are Some Risk Factors?

According to medical practitioners, aside from certain genetic factors that make one more predisposed to breast cancers such as BRAC1 and BRAC2 genes, lifestyle factors, poor diet, and delayed childbirth can make women more likely to develop breast cancer.
Recently, Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath also talked about the various risk factors that make one more vulnerable to such a diagnosis. Taking to LinkedIn, the