Bengaluru: breast cancer is not just a long disease.
The number of women in the 20 to 40 age group suffering from breast cancer lately, say a doctor.
Reasons that may range from lifestyle changes to women are now more open to test themselves and allow diagnosis at the initial stage.
Dr.
Tausif Ahmed Thangalvadi, medical director in Nura, said the risk of breast cancer began to increase after a 40-year-old woman, but that does not mean it does not affect younger women.
“Women aged between 20 and 30 years must prepare themselves every year alternatively,” he said and added that the reason for the increase in case is family history, causes related to lifestyle such as obesity and lacking exercise.
Nura is a collaboration between Fujifilm Healthcare and Dr Kutty’s health care, which offers imaging that supports AI and health experts.
Dr.
Thangalvadi spoke during a recent press conference by Nura.
Month of breast cancer awareness now.
Dr.
Thangalvadi also said that in India, every four minutes, a woman was diagnosed with cancer and a woman died every 13 minutes.
Quote from the journal Asia Pacific about February 2017 edition, he said: “For the past 30 years, Bengaluru has seen the highest increase in the incidence of breast cancer every year at 2.8%, compared to 1.4% for Delhi, 1.4% for Mumbai and 2.4% for Chennai.
“According to the doctor, the higher Bengaluru incident was due to the large migrant population in the city and also a greater awareness among educated urban populations, encouraging them to be tested.
Dr.
Vijay Agarwal, the main consultant of medical oncology at the Aster RV Hospital, said that the overall increase in cases was not only due to regular or increasing testing.
“But now we diagnose women with breast cancer in the early stages, while women before with breast cancer are often identified in the final stage, where the prognosis will be poor and these women will fall from radar …” He added.
Dr.
Nitin Yashas, ​​a consultant of medical oncologists and Dr.
Rohit Kumar C, a surgical oncologist consultant, at Columbia Asia Hospital in Sarjapur Road (Manipal Hospital Unit), said that many studies have shown that breast cancer in India presents a more age Young (between 40 and 50 years) compared to the Western world where it is more common after 60 years.
“It is very important to break the stigma associated with breast cancer.
Early detection helps increase the chances of a longer healing and survival,” said Dr.
Yashas.