 I am Dr. Rajasekar Sijaka, Consultant Surgical Oncologist and Breast Surgeon and Robotic Surgeon. Manipal Northside Hospital, Malaysia of Bengaluru. Every year, October month, we celebrate it as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And this year too, we are celebrating this pink month or pink October. This is to raise the awareness regarding the breast cancer. And this year, 2022, we have a theme of Together We Rise. This includes education and awareness regarding the breast cancer throughout the world. Why this is so important to celebrate or know about breast cancer? In India, one in one woman in every four minutes is diagnosed with breast cancer. And one woman every 30 minutes is dying because of breast cancer. This is an alarming statistics, alarming statistics. Very alarming because the most common cancer in a woman in India is breast which has outnumbered the cervical cancer. One in 23 women in urban India is suffering from breast cancer. But don't have to be scared with the statistics alone because there is a preventive method. There is a screening method to detect early and cure it. It can be completely cured if detected in early stages. So what is the most important thing which a woman should know about breast cancer is that any lump or any swelling in the breast should be brought to the notice of a doctor. The most common symptom of breast cancer is painless lump. Many women do this mistake thinking that if a lump is there but it is not painful, why to show to a doctor? No, cancer always is painless to begin with. So a painless lump in a breast should be consulted. And sometimes there can be nipple retraction, sometimes there can be discharges of blood through the nipple. All these things are signs of breast cancer. Now is there any way to prevent the breast cancer? Yes, there are few ways which if practiced can definitely reduce the risk. First one is healthy lifestyle or healthy weight and exercise regularly because people with obesity tend to have more chances of breast cancer. The second is not to take alcohol because alcohol also increases the risk of breast cancer. And breastfeed your child, this is very important because it protects the baby and it protects the woman also. So both are benefited. And the fourth one is have a child before 30 years of age if possible because earlier the age of having first child will give a protective factor to prevent this. So I think now with awareness the screening of breast cancer should start at 40 years of age for every woman which is the most cost effective method is mammogram. Every year if it is practiced from 40 years to 75 years definitely every breast cancer can be detected at very early age and it can be cured. Have a nice breast cancer awareness month and wish you all a healthy life.