Background:Breast cancer is common cancer in women in both the developed and the less developed nations. Since the 2008 estimates, breast cancer incidence has increased by more than 20%, while mortality has increased by 14%. Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in most cities in India, and second most common in the rural areas.AIM:To evaluate the percentage of breast carcinomas expressing estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors and to correlate the ER & PR status with other prognostic parameters like histological type, grade, tumour size, and lymph node metastasis