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9 things you didn't know about breast cancer

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In Mexico,  breast cancer  ranks  first  in frequency of  malignant  tumors  in  women.   According to Jaime de la Garza, a clinical researcher at  the National Cancer Institute (INCan)  ,  breast cancer  is the leading cause of death in Mexican women over 25 years of age.   Despite the figures, it is important that you take into account that early  detection  can extend the lives of many women, but what is the new thing that has emerged on the subject?   What you did not know about breast cancer!   New drug.  The  Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) has approved a drug to treat early-stage  breast cancer  before surgery;  It is recommended for patients who are at high risk of  metastasis  .   A better location.  Researchers from  the National Cancer Institute  detail that in Mexico there is a more accurate method to detect  malignant breast cancer tumors, called PET or PEM  .  It consists of injecting a glucose that is easily absorbed by the malignant cell.   Coffee vs breast cancer. 
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Effective ways to detect breast cancer early

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To fight against  breast cancer,  the most useful tool is early diagnosis.  In Mexico  , 4,300 women die from this  disease every year, that is, one death every two hours.  It is the second cause of mortality. Despite the fact that in recent years science has made enormous progress in identifying the factors that influence the onset and progression of  breast cancer  , the recommendation remains the same: early detection is essential, which can be achieve by  mammography  . To do this, a mammography is performed, a study that is defined as an image of the breasts that is obtained through a simple X-ray procedure, says  José Luis Juárez Hidalgo, head of Imaging at Hospital Angeles Clínica Londres  , in an interview . Mammography  has the potential to show abnormal breast tissue growths (both benign and malignant) two years before they are clinically palpable  .  But the most important thing is that they can be detected when they are very small and, therefore, easy to treat. This study c
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Symptoms of breast cancer that have nothing to do with feeling a "lump"

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Sometimes with fear, others with the certainty of not "finding anything", I used to  touch my breasts  after each menstruation.  But, I never thought that there could be other  lesser known symptoms of breast cancer, and that they had nothing to do with a lump or tumor.   I discovered it after my gynecologist, after performing a  colposcopy  ... An exam that had nothing to do with it, but the package in which I had purchased it included a review of the breasts!  She commented to me, if she had noticed that my  right breast felt heavier and harder compared to the left one.   What are the lesser-known symptoms of breast cancer?   Yes, I was scared!  Especially because  part of my family has died in jail. Although I refuted the doctor that  I had not felt any lump,  she explained that these tend to be present when the  cancer is already in the second to third stage.   Reason why it was important to know other  symptoms, perhaps less common,  but they do act as an  earlier warnin
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3 studies that a woman should undergo to detect breast cancer early

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October  19 is the International Breast Cancer Day,  but the whole  month is painted pink  to  raise awareness about this disease  ,  promote its early detection,  as well as  adequate treatment to increase survival  , because  in 2020 alone, it took the lives of 685 thousand women  around the world:  3 studies that you must carry out to detect breast cancer early. In  an exclusive interview for Salud180, Dr. Francisco Olguín Sánchez, surgeon and internist,  who currently serves as  Medical Director of Oncology at Pfizer Mexico  , told us that  there are two main types of breast cancer: infiltrating ductal carcinoma and carcinoma infiltrating lobular,  which can  spread and form metastases  in other parts of the body. “  The fight against breast cancer is not only limited to one month  , this must be a permanent issue because it is already a public health issue in our country, however,  the diagnosis of breast cancer is not a death sentence  , There are treatments that can change the c
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