may save the lives of 95% of women with breast cancer

Early detection of breast cancer increases the cure rate

According to the latest statistics on breast cancer in Saudi Arabia, it was reported that in 2017, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recorded more than 18,000 documented cases of cancer of all kinds in men, women and children, about 60% of this number in women, and breast cancer represented 30% of cancers. Women, and 18% of all types of cancer, meaning that the Kingdom documented more than 2,500 cases of breast cancer in that year.

In an exclusive interview with Heya magazine, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Saif, Professor and Consultant of Breast Cancer and Endocrinology at Dallah Al-Nakhil Hospital, said that the Eastern Province and Riyadh Region in Saudi Arabia recorded the highest rates of breast cancer cases, and that 65% of cases are in advanced stages, and 15% They come in very advanced cases.

And about the mammogram technique and its importance in diagnosing cancer and the misconceptions about it, the doctor told us the following:

Mammogram is the solution, not the cause, as some believe

Dr. Abdulaziz confirms that the mammogram is one of the best methods for detecting breast cancer, and nearly 99% of the women who did the early examination had healthy results, and this means that the majority were healthy except for a small percentage that were discovered in the early stages, noting that 85% of the lumps or Tumors in the breast are benign tumors. The doctor indicates that the age group most at risk of breast cancer is between the forty and seventy years.

The doctor points out that there are misconceptions in society that the mammogram causes breast cancer, stressing that the mammogram helps in early detection and thus increases the rate of cure for cancer. Another misconception is that deodorants cause cancer. Dr. Abdulaziz says that deodorants are safe and do not cause any type of cancer.

Dr. Abdulaziz explained to Heya magazine that the periodic examination does not require more than 20 minutes through the mammogram technique and ensures the safety of the majority of patients, as it allows for early treatment in the event of a tumor being detected, and stressed the necessity of conducting a periodic examination every two years after the age of forty, except in the case of women who are ready Hereditary breast cancer or if she received radiation treatment on the upper half of the body when she was young, it is recommended that she start the periodic examination process from the age of thirty.

What are the danger signs and ways to avoid the disease?

Dr. Abdulaziz explains that the danger signs include a change in the shape or color of the nipple, red secretions from the nipple, a change in the color of the breast, a lump in the breast or under the armpit, and clear cracks in the breast that secrete red secretions.

He pointed out that exercise, healthy food, breastfeeding, maintaining body weight, and avoiding taking pregnancy pills for a long time are all ways to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

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