HLA San Carlos makes available early diagnosis of breast cancer. The AECC explains that the diagnosis in the initial stage of this tumor has a very high cure rate, higher than 90%.
According to the Spanish Association Against Cancer, one in eight women will have breast cancer throughout their lives and this type of tumor is one of the few cancerous diseases that can be diagnosed early, that is, before any symptom, being the healing possibilities of breast cancers that are detected in their initial stage superior to 90%.
There are two very important aspects that all women should know and keep in mind: prevention and early diagnosis. Currently, and given the frequency of this disease, it is very important that women have access to an accessible medical professional to inform them about the risk factors that they can modify, that is, what habits should change and what protective factors or habits It is advisable to acquire to reduce the chances of suffering from breast cancer. It is here where HLA San Carlos Office provides the most advanced technology for the diagnosis of this disease as it has consultation with the specialist, digital mammography, breast ultrasound and soon breast magnetic resonance.
The early diagnosis happens because the woman becomes familiar and loses the fear of monthly self-examination as well as the periodic performance of imaging tests such as mammography, currently the most effective technique for diagnosing this type of cancer. Each woman is unique so it is important to go to the consultation of the breast specialist who will perform:
- Clinical interview and evaluation of risk factors.
- Recommendation on what factors to modify and what habits to acquire.
- Breast exploration.
- Explanation of the result of the image tests and / or their request.
- Recommendation of the periodicity of the controls according to each case.
