Myths and Truths about Breast Cancer

Myths and Truths about Breast Cancer

FACTS:

1. ONE WOMAN IS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER EVERY 2 MINUTES
2. ONE IN 8 WOMEN (up to 85 years) develops breast cancer
3. It is the main cause of death in ages of 40-55 years old
4. 70% of diagnoses are made by breast examination.
5. 80% of palpable tumors is not cancer, so DO NOT PANIC. You should just inform your doctor.
6. A mammography is an examination with relatively low radiation that can detect the disease 2 years before it grows so much that it can be palpable.
7. When diagnosis is timely, prognosis is excellent in a percentage of 96% (5-year survival). Only In USA, 2.5 million of women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, are alive.

MYTHS:

1. Any swelling found in the breast is cancer.
2. Men can not suffer from breast cancer.
3. Mammography can lead to spread of cancer.
4. Having a relative with breast cancer means that you will also develop breast cancer.
5. Breast cancer is a transmitted disease.
6. Knowing that you have a mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes means you have prophylaxis from breast cancer.