"Annually more than 22,000 new cancers are diagnosed, with less than 40 percent being cases of early diagnosed breast cancer. "- says OmeaLife Foundation president Magdalena Cardinal.
Early breast cancer: prevention, patient support, rehabilitation. What is important to know?
Published June 7, 2023 12:55
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In an interview with Magdalena Cardinal, we talk about:
- The advantages of modern treatment of early breast cancer - including: many years of high quality of life and less toxicity of therapy
- How to build educational messages about breast cancer prevention
- reluctance before performing breast self-examination ( 80 percent of the changes that occur during a woman's life are benign).
- the need to move the lower age limit in the indication for mammography (45 -74 years old). The youngest patient diagnosed with breast cancer was 5 years old (US patient)
- when to do genetic testing
- What a patient should hear from her doctor when diagnosed with early breast cancer
- development of innovative targeted therapies
- A project bringing together oncology surgeons and physiotherapists: OmeaReh, which aims to provide patients with a personalized rehabilitation program after surgical treatment of breast cancer
