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Dr. Um al-Khair Abdullah Abu al-Khair, a consultant of adult oncology and blood diseases, explained that breast cancer patients are of three types. There is a woman who is still taking adjunctive chemotherapy treatment, and here is the best and safest thing for her to postpone the Hajj for the next year as the possibility of problems arising for her, and for the woman who takes Hormonal or biological treatment can perform the Hajj, God willing, without problems, and finally for a woman with widespread breast cancer who may be on chemotherapy, she can stop it for the period of Hajj or delay it or be on hormonal treatment and it is assumed that there is no obstacle and the Hajj can be performed, but it must To discuss her condition with your doctor. This came during the hosting of Dr. Umm Al-Khair Abdullah Abu Al-Khair yesterday at the Information and Health Awareness Center at the Ministry of Health, coinciding with the beginning of the month of "October", the International Month for Breast Cancer Awareness, through the center''s toll-free number and the Ministry of Health''s Twitter account, to provide information to patients and support them against this The disease, and to raise awareness of the needs of women with breast cancer on the extent of their ability to perform this duty, especially while receiving treatment. Dr. Umm Al-Khair said that now "we have information confirming that breast cancer is not a single type, but rather types, and therefore treatment is according to the characteristics of the disease, in addition to that it is now confirmed that there is a category of women with breast cancer who may not need chemotherapy at all." Regarding the fear of some women from the mammogram rays, the consultant hematology indicated that it is a "small dose of radiation equivalent to what the woman is exposed to at the dentist and does not carry any harm, and there are no studies that show that the mammogram rays cause another cancer. On the contrary, it is possible that Be a reason to save the life of the lady, God willing. ” And about taking birth control pills and its new relationship with breast cancer, Dr. Um Al-Khair confirmed that it increases the possibility of infection a little annually, but when stopping it, the damage is removed, and she warned that trying to conceive through tubes and taking our injection to activate and also taking hormones replacement after menopause increases the possibility The injury, and the woman was advised, if she needed such matters, to review her doctor before starting any of them, to know her risk factors, and then to do an initial x-ray before starting any treatment. Dr. Um Al-Khairli stressed that breast cancer affects older women and that the older the age, the greater the possibility of infection, but this does not mean that young women are not exposed to the disease, so every young woman must also take care of her general health, and go to the doctor when noticing any change, and if there is Cases of injury in the family, the matter should be discussed with the doctor due to the possibility of infection, and women are also advised to avoid obesity, to continue to exercise, to avoid smoking, and to follow the doctor to check according to age. On the other hand, the center hosts today, Thursday 11/27-1434 AH from ten in the morning until twelve in the afternoon, Dr. Safia Murad Al-Sherbini, a consultant endocrinologist and diabetes, through the toll-free number 8002494444 and the Ministry of Health account on Twitter @saudimoh in order to answer the callers'' inquiries, answer their questions, and provide them Health advice and advice, especially for those wishing to perform Hajj.
