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October is universally known as the Pink Month For his specialization in creating awareness platforms and setting up campaigns that encourage early screening for breast cancer throughout the month, which in turn limits the risk of developing the disease when diagnosed in the early stages.
The Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Charitable Society for Cancer Control, Consultant Breast Cancer Surgery, Dr. Khaled Al-Hajri, explained that the diagnosis of breast cancer incidence under the age of thirty is low, and its probability increases moderately at the age of 30 to 40 years, and continues to increase directly from the age of 40 to 75 years. With regard to women who have not given birth, the incidence of infection with this disease increases.
He added that men are susceptible to infection, but at a rate of 1% compared to women, and it increases for those aged 65 to 70 years. Among the reasons that increase the likelihood of infection are genes and genetic factors, stressing the importance of the psychological aspect and that it is one of the important factors in helping the success of treatment, as the patient’s acceptance and satisfaction with God’s decree and destiny helps to the extent of acceptance and continuation of treatment.
In turn, a public relations specialist from the Abdul Latif Center for Early Detection of the Saudi Cancer Society, Atheer Al-Sulaiman, stated that the center provides several services, including mobile examination service through the mobile clinic, medical examination with mammogram, medical examination with ultrasound, in addition to health education services and workshops. Applied work.
Al-Sulaiman noted the rapid transfer service and opening files to specialized hospitals in case of need within 48 hours, adding that the center provides all its services throughout the year free of charge for those whose condition meets the conditions, the most important of which is: age, where the mammogram examination is performed for the age of 40 years, or the age of 30 in A case of a first-degree hereditary family history.
For her part, Dr. Umm al-Khair Abdullah Abu al-Khair, an oncologist at King Abdulaziz Medical City for the National Guard in Riyadh, said: With regard to public awareness of the symptoms of breast cancer among women, some of them do not realize the seriousness of the delay in detection that could lead to the development of symptoms. without noticing it.
The doctor touched on the developments with regard to the treatment of breast cancer in recent years, indicating that it is not necessary to take chemotherapy when having cancer, but the treatment depends on the type of tumor the patient has, and there is a development in the tests that determine who does not need chemotherapy, in addition. That breast cancer is now considered a chronic disease and not a fatal disease, as it was known previously, but also depends on the importance of early detection and treatment stage.
