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According to the World Health Organization, Breast Cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in women and has become the leading cause of mortality amongst women globally. The incidence of breast cancer is rising sharply in developing countries due to changes in reproductive factors, increasing urbanization, adoption of western lifestyles, and increased life expectancy. Thirty percent of the breast cancers in India are in the second or third decade of life and they are resistant to the conventional mode of therapies.

This is one of the common struggles of being a cancer patient - inability to openly speak about ones illness and the fear, anxiety and depression that often accompany it. It was Padma's personal choice to come to see me for cancer counseling, without the knowledge of her family.

Activating the immune system for therapeutic benefit in cancer has emerged as one of the most promising developments in immunology and oncology. In the past few decades, scientists have been trying to manipulate the human immune system to attack cancer cells. It's called immune therapy (or immunotherapy) and it works by harnessing the body's own natural killing cells to kill tumours. Cancer Immunotherapy has become a key part of treatment for many different types of the cancer.

Breast cancer is the type of cancer that has a valid preventive strategy if we're talking about active prevention. There are about 1.38 million new cases and 458 000 deaths from breast cancer each year. Early diagnosis is a cornerstone for breast cancer care.