Early screening 'key' to improving breast cancer cure rate

Detecting breast cancer at an early stage can help increase the cure rate to up to 99%. Conversely, if the disease is detected at a late stage, this rate drops below 30% and the treatment process becomes complicated and expensive.

Doctors shared important information related to early detection and effective treatment of breast cancer. Photo: BV

This is the information emphasized by medical experts at the seminar "Breast health care - What women need to know", within the framework of activities responding to Pink Ribbon Month - Raising awareness about breast cancer organized by FV Hospital.

Here, doctors affirm that the worrying thing is not the detection of breast cancer but the delay in screening. Actively checking your health regularly, especially the mammary glands, plays a key role in early detection and improving treatment effectiveness.

Specialist I, Doctor Phung Ngoc Thu, Head of FV Breast Care Center, informed about a case of a completely healthy middle-aged female patient who was discovered to have a 4mm tumor at stage 0 through routine screening. Thanks to early detection, the patient only needed conservative surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy, not chemotherapy.

According to Dr. Thu, early screening helps women understand genetic risks, master self-monitoring skills and develop a long-term breast care plan. Women are recommended to start regular breast examinations from the age of 25 at facilities with breast specialists and modern equipment to ensure accurate diagnosis.

According to Dr. Basma M'Barek, Head of the Hope Cancer Treatment Center (FV Hospital), many haunting cases of breast cancer are those detected late with severe complications. On the contrary, patients detected at an early stage often receive gentle treatment, with little impact on their lives. "Women need regular breast cancer screening like dental check-ups," Dr. Basma advised.

Dr. Basma said that 25 years ago, breast cancer was only divided into 3 groups, but now, with the advancement of medicine, the disease is divided into many small groups with different treatment regimens. At the Hope Cancer Treatment Center, doctors apply a personalized treatment model with multidisciplinary coordination, using many advanced methods such as new generation hormone therapy, selective chemotherapy to reduce toxicity, cardiopulmonary protection radiotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Over the past 8 years, more than 2,000 breast cancer patients have been treated here with modern techniques, with no serious side effects recorded.

Doctors recommend that women should proactively screen for breast cancer regularly, choose medical facilities with expertise and modern equipment to detect the disease at an early stage, thereby improving treatment effectiveness and quality of life.

According to VNA

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