Breast cancer strikes more powerful
According to statistics from the Ministry of Health and the Institute Roff, breast cancer is charged in Argentina more than 5 thousand lives per year, while reported annually around 15 thousand new cases. But the rate reflects the number of deaths varies according to socio-economic conditions of the place that is deposited on the magnifying glass.
If we analyze the quantity of victims in Capital, emerges that 48 of every 100 thousand women will die from this cause. And that followed in the ranking Santa Fe and Cordoba, with a rate of 32. But, strikingly, in areas of high poverty as Jujuy, Catamarca, Salta and Misiones, only between 9 and 12 women lost their lives because of this tumor.
The gynecologist Miguel Bensadon, a specialist in breast cancer pathology, explains that the incidence is growing, “among other reasons under investigation, hand in hand with new habits. Influencing food (diets rich in fats), fewer children, motherhood late The use of hormone replacement therapy for more than 5 years, non-breastfeeding, smoking and sedentary lifestyle. The influence of socio
factors is such that the groups of eastern migrating to the United States, from the second generation presents a incidence similar to that of the host country. “
“The main risk factor for breast cancer is being a woman and birthday: Age is a key-Allemand said.” While there is no primary prevention because there are no vaccines that prevent disease, secondary prevention is key: early diagnosis . The more we forward to the diagnosis, the better the prognosis and breast cancer treatment are less aggressive and maiming. ” Detected when the tumor measured less than one centimeter, the healing is over 90%.
