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Breast cancer is the first cancer in incidence in the female population in Brazil – 66,280 new cases (excluding skin cancer) and the first in mortality.
Our greatest weapon to reduce mortality rates and achieve higher cure rates is performing mammography. The Ministry of Health recommends carrying out this exam from the age of 50, every 2 years, until the age of 69. On the other hand, medical societies – the Brazilian Society of Mastology (SBM), the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FEBASGO) and the Brazilian College of Radiology (CRB) recommend that mammograms be performed annually, starting at the age of 40.
Carrying out this exam allows for early diagnosis of the disease, with cure rates of around 95%. Mammography allows the diagnosis of a palpable tumor to be anticipated by approximately 2-3 years.
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The COVID-19 pandemic, among all its impacts on our society, caused a drop of approximately 70-80% in mammograms in 2020, and approximately 40% in 2021.
In practice, we are experiencing a period of diagnosis of more advanced tumors. This means a reduction in the chances of a cure, more aggressive treatment from a medical point of view and also from a surgical point of view, with lower chances of preserving the breasts. We need to get back to our habit of disease prevention. The pandemic showed us this. Weaker individuals were more susceptible to complications and deaths resulting from COVID.
It's worth preventing. This increases our chances of a cure for any type of cancer. We need to encourage our population to undergo mammography. If you are over 40, be sure to have your mammogram.
Written by Dr. Anastasio Berrettini Jr.
Mastologist
(CRM: 94273- SP.)
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Breast cancer is the first cancer in incidence in the female population in Brazil – 66,280 new cases (excluding skin cancer) and the first in mortality.
Our greatest weapon to lower mortality rates and achieve higher cure rates is in performing mammography. The Ministry of Health recommends carrying out this examination from the age of 50, every 2 years, until the age of 69. On the other hand, the medical societies - Brazilian Society of Mastology (SBM), Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FEBASGO ) and Brazilian College of Radiology (CRB) guide the performance of mammography annually, from the age of 40.
The performance of this exam allows the early diagnosis of the disease, with cure rates around 95%. Mammography allows for an early diagnosis of a palpable tumor by approximately 2-3 years.
Image created by Lifestyle Unstoppable.
The COVID-19 pandemic, among all its impacts on our society, caused a decrease of approximately 70-80% in the performance of mammography in the year 2020, and approximately 40% in the year 2021.
In the daily life, we are experiencing a period of diagnosis of more advanced tumors. This means a decrease in the chances of cure, a more aggressive treatment from a medical point of view and also from a surgical point of view, with lower chances of preserving the breasts. We need to get back to our habit of disease prevention– the pandemic showed us that. Weakened individuals were more susceptible to complications and deaths from COVID.
It's worth preventing. This increases our chances of curing any type of cancer. We need to encourage our population to perform mammography. If you are over 40, be sure to get your mammogram done.
Written by Dr. Anastasio Berrettini Jr.
Mastologist
(CRM: 94273- SP.)
Translated by Unstoppable Team.
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lifestyleunstoppable@gmail.com )
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Breast cancer is the first cancer in incidence in the female population of Brazil – 66,280 new cases (excluding skin cancer), and the first in mortality.
Our best weapon to reduce mortality rates and achieve higher healing rates is to perform mammograms. The Ministry of Health recommends carrying out this examination from the age of 50, every 2 years, up to 69 years. On the other hand, medical societies - Sociedad Brasileña de Mastología (SBM), Federación Brasileña de Ginecología y Obstetricia (FEBASGO) and Colegio Brasileño de Radiología (CRB) guide the performance of mammography annually, starting at 40 years old.
Carrying out this exam allows for early diagnosis of the disease, with cure rates around 95%. Mammography allows early diagnosis of a palpable tumor in approximately 2-3 years.
The COVID-19 pandemic, among all its impacts on our society, caused a drop of approximately 70-80% in mammography performance in 2020, and approximately 40% in 2021.
In practice, we are experiencing a period of diagnosis of more advanced tumors. This means a reduction in healing possibilities, more aggressive treatment from the medical point of view and also from the surgical point of view, with fewer possibilities for breast conservation. We need to resume our habit of preventing illnesses. The pandemic demonstrated it to us. Debilitated people were more susceptible to complications and death due to COVID.
It's worth preventing. This increases our possibilities of curing any type of cancer. We need to encourage our population to undergo mammograms. If you are over 40 years old, make sure you have a mammogram.
Written by Dr. Anastasio Berrettini Jr.
Mastologist
(CRM: 94273- SP.)
Translated by Unstoppable Team.
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