Breast cancer can happen to anyone and
early detection is the best defense against it!
The present statistic of developing breast cancer
is estimated to be 1 in 23 women and according to a recently concluded study,
these figures are expected to double by 2030. It is the most common cancer
affecting Indian women after cervical cancer.
Doctors recommend today that it is
advisable for every woman to regularly perform breast self-exams and go for
periodic breast screenings at least once in 2 years. Breast Cancer is a disease that can affect
the healthiest of woman and may develop all of a sudden without any symptoms. Therefore
it is important to always take precautions. Breast cancer is also one of the
most curable cancers if diagnosed early.
Breast Cancer screening refers to medical
tests and exams that help in discovering a disease that hasn’t started to show
any symptoms .Breast screening is a simple diagnostic procedure carried out by
a mammography machine and helps to detect any visual lesion in the breast. When
breast cancer is detected through periodic screening exams the lesion is smaller
and still confined to the breast. Also, the earlier this cancer is detected,
the less likely it is that the person would have to undergo a mastectomy (breast
removal) or chemotherapy.
When breast cancers are detected through
symptoms they are more likely to have already spread beyond the breast. When
the cancer spreads beyond the breast, it is referred to as “metastatic” and is
expected to affect to the bones, liver, and lungs. Treatment is more aggressive
at this stage.
Breast cancer screening reduces the chances
of late detection thus improving the survival rate of patients. Therefore it is
vital to find cancers as early as possible. Many women are unaware about the
breast cancer screening which results in late detection and reach the hospital
at an advanced stage whereby the cancer has spread to an extent that very little
can be done to help them. It is therefore essential that hospitals and health
care organisation spread the awareness of early detection being extremely
necessary.
Screening criteria for women is basically advised
for those who are having a family history of breast cancer and are at risk for
developing this disease later. Similarly, the probability of being diagnosed
with breast cancer increases with age, therefore women between the age group of
50 to 70 are routinely expected to go for a breast cancer screening once in
every 3 years.
Almost 90% breast cancer cases are
diagnosed through advanced screening techniques. Periodic screening is crucial and early
diagnosis can save lives!
Breast
cancer screening is carried out by our cancer detection units at all our
centres of Wockhardt Hospitals. For further
information on Breast Cancer and its screening please contact Wockhardt
Hospital and consult our onco-surgeons as advised.
At Wockhardt Hospital we believe that
diagnosis and management of a cancer patient does not end with the treatment of
cancer, and hence it follows a well-designed patient counselling services and
support system and forms part of goals in our oncology department. Our oncology
team at Wockhardt Hospital uses cutting edge technology & latest
pharmaceuticals to provide complete treatment for of cancer.
At Wockhardt Hospitals our esteemed and
dedicated team of oncologist team, provides both inpatient and outpatient
services for patients diagnosed with cancer. This care is delivered by a
multidisciplinary team of oncologists working together. Our oncologists at
Wockhardt hospital along with expertise in this vast field and supported with
advanced technology assist in providing the best quality patient care to our
cancer patients in administration of chemotherapy and radiation oncology. Our
centres at Wockhardt Hospital also provide the nutrition support and other
therapies to manage the side effects of cancer treatment.
The Department of Surgical Oncology is the
only surgical oncology department for cancer treatment aims to provide
holistic, all round surgical care for solid tumours comprising of Head &
Neck Cancers, Breast Cancer and Cancers of the female reproductive organs. Our
qualified surgeons all have specialized fellowship training and work in a
multidisciplinary setting with other specialists to provide the latest
treatments and innovations in surgical cancer care.
Wockhardt Hospitals have been regarded as centers of excellence in medical science with
facilities in North Mumbai (Mira road), South Mumbai (Mumbai Central), Navi
Mumbai (Vashi), Nagpur, Nasik, Rajkot. Wockhardt Hospitals is having
state-of-the-art infrastructure whose prime objective is patient safety first
and quality of care at the core of its strategy. The guiding philosophy is to
serve and enrich the Quality of Life of patients and to make life win..
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