Awareness regarding breast cancer among the female population in Wardha District [version 2; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]

Breast carcinoma is the second-leading cause of cancer mortality in women and the most prevalent carcinoma in female worldwide. It is most often presented as a pain-free lump or thickening in the breast. Modern breast carcinoma screening and medication methods have increased survival rates, with 50% of females now surviving the disease. Breast carcinoma accounts for 10.4% of all instances of carcinoma among females each year, with more than 1.5 million present cases. According to a previous study in the year 2015, approximately 570,000 deaths occur due to breast cancer. Whereas in 2015 there were 2.3 million females diagnosed with breast carcinoma and 685000 deaths caused worldwide and 7.8 million were viable who were diagnosed with breast carcinoma in the past 5 years. This number continues to increase especially in more advanced countries. A cross sectional study will be performed among Wardha district women to assess the awareness of breast carcinoma. Awareness will be assessed using a questionnaire in the year 2023. The previous data shows 27% awareness among the female population in the year 2020, and we now expect the results of this study to be between 50%-60% in the year 2023 in the Wardha district female population.