The Most Important Keys to Early Breast Cancer Detection

One of the most difficult moments of the disease manifested itself in the past 24 hours Sarah Carbonerowhen you publicly say the word “cancer” and explain to your loved ones how you fight every day to move forward. The TV presenter burst into tears while talking about her experience of fighting the disease and said: “I will always be a cancer patient“.

Head of the gynecological department Kironsalud Hospital Saint Joseph, doctor Carmen Pingarron SantofimiaV “transcendence” of gynecological examinations annually for early detection. “We must continue to insist on the importance of annual gynecological examinations, which will allow us to make an earlier diagnosis of the disease in order to be able tooffer better treatment and achieve higher survival rates,” emphasizes.

In recent years, Pingarron recalls, great progress has been made. breast surgery every time more conservativeremoving only the tumor and protection as much as possible healthy tissue; For axillary nodes, a commonly used technique is the sentinel node technique, which involves finding the first node from the breast that may harbor cancer cells and removing one or two nodes instead of performing a complete axillary lymphadenectomy.

“This procedure apparently results in fewer complications, in improved aesthetics and in a better perception of the disease by the patient,” the specialist emphasizes. In her opinion, it is necessary to insist on the importance imaging tests, such as mammography, breast ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, etc., which ultimately lead to the earliest diagnosis and best results.

“It’s true that Do not refuse self-examination of the mammary glandsbut on my own No can be seen as enoughbut must be supported by the specified imaging methods,” continues the doctor from the Quironsalud San Jose Hospital.

In addition, he recalled that it is important to join forces in the fight against breast cancer. “Let’s work together as gynecologists, radiologists, oncologists and pathologists to find the best approach to each case, as we do now, presenting each patient to the oncology committee so we can all work together.” provide you with the most suitable guidance possible,” says Dr. Pingarron, who also emphasizes help, information and new techniques.

“To provide psychological support to patients, to provide them with all the new information that we have at our disposal, and to include all our traditional practices. new technologies -genetic tests or new blood markers that act asor predictors of breast cancer before it appears on x-rays – this is already part of the responsibilities of doctors,” he concludes.