Cost-Effective Breast Cancer Screening to Reduce Mortality Rates of Women in India: A Revolution

Abstract

Abstract Background: Breast cancer is one of the leading cancers among world women. Early detection and early treatment improve the survival rate of the women. In India, breast cancer is primarily identified only at later stages that increase the burden of mortality. Thus, in many developing countries, there exists the scarcity of cost-effective breast cancer screening systems. Methods: In this paper, we have comprehensively analyzed the limitations of the existing diagnostic tools and overviewed the advancement of microwave technology in breast cancer detection. The principal focus is to augment the survival rate of the women by detecting the cancers at the early stage. Findings: The comparative studies on sensitivity and specificity values are performed on different diagnostic tools. Microwave-based screening holds 96% sensitivity and 98% specificity values, which certainly reduces false positive and false negative rates. The detection rate is also high as 98% that enables to identify undersized tumors. Conclusion: Microwave Technology is able to detect the early-stage cancers effectively and the performance exceeds with existing techniques.