Abstract: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. The average risk of a women developing a breast cancer some time in her life is about 12% in the united states. Breast cancer stars when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control. These cells usually form as a tumor. Tumor is malignant if the cells grows and spread to the surrounding tissues that is, to other areas of the body. Breast screening exam allow early detection of the cancerous lesion that may be a more effective treatment of disease. Nearly all 25% of breast cancer deaths occur in women diagnosed between 40 to 49 years. Early detection of breast cancer still remains as open problem in the research community. This paper presents a survey of different techniques for early detection of breast cancer.
Keywords: Breast Cancer, Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, Microwave Imaging, Mammography; Ultrasound.
| DOI: 10.17148/IJARCCE.2018.7545