BREAST CANCER PROPHYLAXIS
Abstract:
Breast cancer is on the first place among the types of cancer in women. It is a major disease where prophylaxis plays an important part. The advantage of screening is the improvement of the survival capacity of women with breast cancer; it decreases the mortality rate with almost 20% in the case of women aged between 40-49 years old and with about 30% in the case of women aged between 50-69 years old. The components of breast screening are breast clinical examination, self examination of the breast and mammography. Mammography is the golden standard with a variable sensibility in detecting the breast cancer, depending on the patients’ age.
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