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Breast Cancer: A Threat to Women Well Being

Charanjit Kaur, Avondeep Dhaliwal, Damanpreet Kaur

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Review Article

A women's health is her capital. Her health status affects the whole family as she is considered as a pillar of a family. While passing through different phases of her life, she plays an important role in holding a family. Now a days utmost importance is given to women health all over the world through various health programmes. But despite these efforts, In developing countries women bear a triple burden of ill-health, that includes: complications of pregnancy and childbirth, communicable diseases i.e. malaria, HIV and TB as well as other neglected tropical diseases and the emerging threat of non-communicable diseases, involves breast cancer.

Keywords: Breast cancer, risk factors, women health

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