Breast Cancer in Pakistan a Critical Appraisal of the Situation Regarding Female Health and Where the Nation Stands?

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 17; no. 7; p. 3035
• Main Authors: Basra, Muhammad Asim R, Saher, Manzoor, Athar, Muhammad Makshoof, Raza, Muhammad Hashim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thailand 2016
• Subjects: BRCA1 Protein - genetics; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics; Epigenesis, Genetic - genetics; Female; Humans; Pakistan; Receptor, ErbB-2 - genetics; Receptors, Estrogen - genetics; Receptors, Progesterone - genetics; Women's Health

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy of women worldwide. In the past it was considered as disease of older middle aged women, but the incidence of BC in young females is growing in recent years concordant with studies in Pakistan. In this paper, we reviewed the mutant functions of tumor...