Performance of CBE and Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening in Indian Setup Jadhav Manali1,2, Krishnan Lakshmi2, Dixit Santosh2, Jadhav Sammita1, Gaikwad Amol, Busheri Laleh2, Verghese Beenu2, Patil Abhijeet2, Koppiker Chaitanyanand2 1Symbiosis International University, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune, India 2Orchids Breast Health Clinic, Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, India Online published on 29 December, 2017. Abstract Introduction Detecting Breast Cancer (BC) early is critical for providing effective treatment, thereby, reducing the disease burden and mortality. Common methods used for BC screening are Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) and Screening Mammography (SM). CBE is affordable, but gives inconsistent results, while the expensive SM has better chances of detecting cancer at the early stage. Purpose To compare the performances of CBE and SM in an ongoing BC screening programme in Pune city Methodology We have created a Mobile Cancer Screening Unit which operates in Pune city with a team of trained health personnel who reach out to women in the community and impart awareness on BC. After obtaining consent and relevant clinical history, CBE and SM are performed on all eligible women aged between 40 to 70 years. While CBE findings are recorded on the spot, the SM images are made available to the radiologists at the center for reporting. All abnormalities detected are recalled to the center for further diagnostic follow-up. Retrospective data was collected for the period of June to November 2016 for this study. Results Among 852 total women who were screened for BC, 300 women were screened positive. Among which 117(13.73%) were CBE positive, 106(12.44%) were SM positive and 77(9.03%) were positive on both tests. Top Keywords Breast cancer, CBE, early detection, mammography, screening. Top |