Nottingham Prognostic Index-A Simple Prognostic Tool for Breast Cancer

Understanding and improving the prognosis of patients with a disease or health condition is a priority in clinical research and practice. More than 30 years ago, the Nottingham Prognostic Index (NPI) was proposed, has been sufficiently validated and also used in clinical practice. NPI is a widely accepted index to reflect metastatic behavior, growth rate, and genetic instability of breast cancer and to accurately predict survival patterns in accordingly stratified groups with follow up period after primary diagnosis of breast cancer.

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Author Dr. Manish Swarnkar is a Professor in General and Laparoscopic Surgery, having more than 17yrs. of experience in Medical Education and Patient care. During this journey, surgical and non-surgical complications leading to increased patient suffering and hospital expenditure made the author work in this field and share his work with readers.