1-31 October month of breast cancer awareness

1-31 October month of breast cancer awareness

It is celebrated as October, which is known as 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' all over the world. Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine Head of the Department of General Surgery Assoc. Dr. UD, compared with 33 percent the most common type of cancer among women in Turkey is about responding to questions about breast cancer, he appealed to all women.

During the month of October, which is accepted by the World Health Organization as the month of Breast Cancer awareness every year, the icon color of the campaign will appear in many places in pink. The events will attract attention to breast cancer that causes the most deaths in women. Awareness campaigns have worked so well that despite the increasing number of breast cancer cases around the world, it is reported that mortality rates from early illness are reduced by early diagnosis.

During October, early diagnosis and awareness campaigns will attract attention to breast cancer Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of General Surgery Assoc. Dr. UD, compared with 33 percent the most common type of cancer among women in Turkey is about responding to questions about breast cancer, he appealed to all women. Assoc. Dr. Deveci, "Breast cancer is not a concern, it's a condition that can be cured. The important thing is to detect early. Advanced surgical methods, both your life and your breast can be saved," he said.

"Breast cancer increased, mortality decreased"

Assoc. Dr. Deveciler in the world and in Turkey, as in all cancers, breast cancer is an increase in the interest rate, but the death rate from breast cancer was pointed out that gradually decreases. Early diagnosis, the development of surgical methods, increased awareness of death rates due to decrease Assoc.

Emphasizing that the early detection of breast cancer has been taken in the last five years, Assoc. Dr. Deveci, 10 years ago, one in 10 patients with early stage breast cancer detection rate has increased to 1 in 5 patients today, he said.

How to perform a self-examination?

How early can breast cancer be caught, what should I do? Assoc. Dr. Deveci said that the first screening method was self-examination once a month starting from the age of 20 and explained how to do this examination: veya Before or after the bath, go across the mirror. Then check the entire breast with your hand in a circular motion.If there is a different condition in your hand? Since the woman is accustomed to the structure of the breast, she will know where she is. Or it should apply when there is a bloody discharge from the nipple and rashes on the skin. These findings show us that there is a situation to be investigated.

Do not be afraid of mammography:

from the age of 40 should be taken every year, indicating that mammography and ultrasound Assoc. Dr. Deveci, said: "Some patients do not want to have mammography because of radiation. However, today the radiation rate of mammographies is very low. So much radiation from the screens, television, the environment we already receive. At least once a year should be done. There may be some pain, but the diagnostic value is low in the procedure performed with less compression. The pain is acceptable.

One of 10 patients:

Admitted to the cancer The hospital complained of a breast mass in 10 percent of patients admitted to the breast cancer detected Assoc. Dr. Deveci, "Breast pain in the majority of patients admitted to the breast malignant disease, breast cancer, we do not detect. Pain than us, more benign diseases, painless masses of breast can point to the breast cancer. They are not bad things. The important thing here is to follow it. In the future we cannot know how they can make change and transformation.

Biopsy does not spread cancer:

The only way to make a definitive diagnosis of breast cancer is biopsy Assoc. Dr. Deveci, some patients "Breast cancer will spread?" Concerned to have made by stating, "without the diagnosis of cancer surgery is not done. Diagnosis with biopsy we put. Today, the applied tru-cat biopsy method is safe. In practice, a needle is used at the tip of the needle is used. Biopsy is done with local anesthesia. Pain is not felt. Fear is not a procedure to be taken.

Now the breast also gets rid of:

Assoc. Dr. Deveci, "Now breast removal surgery called mastectomy instead of breast removal surgery, leaving the breast in place, the majority of surgeries are done," he said.

Stating that the basis of breast cancer treatment is surgery Assoc. Dr. Dr. Deveci, after the diagnosis of the path followed, "without surgery, breast cancer is not likely to find healing. The first choice in patients with no distribution in the body and limited to breast surgery is surgical removal of the tumor. This procedure is usually done as breast conservative surgery. If a breast cancer patient is found to have a tumor with distribution to the body, then he needs to receive oncological treatment before surgery.

Assoc. Dr. Deveci, general surgeons in the breast tissue, despite the great loss of breasts have been able to redesign the attention, "Now the rate of all breasts received surgery has decreased very much. After the remaining treatments, 1-2 years later, the body's own muscle system or silicone prostheses were reconstructed, but nowadays it is possible to do this by using its own breast. If there is an armpit spread under the same surgery, the axillary lymph nodes are being cleaned.

Who are at risk?

Assoc. Dr. Uğur Deveci listed age, genetic, hormonal and environmental factors that increase the risk of breast cancer as follows:

Age:

The risk of breast cancer increases with age, especially after the age of 40.

Genetic:

Especially in first-degree relatives of breast cancer, the presence of familial cancer syndromes increases the risk of breast cancer.

Estrogen:

The more a woman has been exposed to estrogen throughout her life, the greater the risk of developing breast cancer. Early menstruation and late menopause prolongs estrogen exposure. Not having a child, not breastfeeding, increases the risk of breast cancer. Taking hormone treatments after menopause increases the risk.

Nutrition:

Obesity in the person, fatty nutrition, alcohol consumption increases the risk of breast cancer.

How can we reduce risk?

Assoc. Dr. Dr. Deveci, how to reduce the risk of breast cancer, listed as follows:

• Genetic risks cannot be reduced. Preventive surgery may be necessary.
• Environmental factors can be changed. Obesity should be reduced. Fatty foods should be reduced and vegetables and fruits should be fed. Alcohol should not be used. Mobile life should be preferred.
• Hormone replacement therapy used after menopause, especially if it exceeds 5 years, breast cancer development by two-and-a-half times now, obstetricians do not recommend too much.

Why has cancer increased?

Assoc. Dr. Deveci, the increase in cancer rates in recent years, stating that the environmental factors, said: "Antioxidants in food decreased. In the past, to get the amount of antioxidants obtained from a tomato now need to eat three tomatoes. Screens, phones, tablets, radiation everywhere.