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Advances in the treatment of breast cancer
The technology is constantly and not just for entertainment but also for science and health. The drug treatments are increasingly comprehensive and complex, which can raise the quality of life at a rate unthinkable 25 or 30 years ago.
Patients suffering from breast cancer are those who will benefit most from the technological improvements, especially in the field of molecular microbiology. According to a recent interview to Dr. Lourdes Calvo Spanish graphic by half within a short time you can start eliminating surgery as the main option for the treatment of breast cancer .
The main idea of this research is to achieve treatment methods and cures for safer and more effective oncology. For this reason the studies are focusing on the development of individualized treatments, ie healing methods will be similar but in turn will differ from patient to patient.
In addition, Dr. Calvo said that soon a biopsy and genomic therapy will be more than enough for doctors to know what kind of cancer they are dealing, in order to prepare a specialized treatment, individual, and that allows patients to lead a normal life without having to suffer the side effects of chemotherapy or other similar practices.
Finally, we must note that in Spanish territory indicated that the level of breast cancer survival will be 90 percent in 2015.
Description of Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is a common type of cancer in women, and is a disease in which cells are cancerous (malignant) in the tissues of the cervix.
The uterus is the hollow organ, inverted pear-shaped, where a fetus grows. The neck or uterine cervix is an opening that connects the uterus to the vagina (birth canal).
Cervical cancer begins to grow slowly. Before appearing cancer cells in the cervix, normal tissues of the cervix go through a process known as dysplasia, in which abnormal cells begin to appear.
A Papanicolaou cytology usually find these pre-malignant cells. Later, cancer cells start to grow and spread more deeply into the cervix and surrounding areas.
Since there is generally no symptoms associated with cervical cancer usually involves a series of tests to diagnose:
*Papanicolaou cytology: is carried out using a piece of cotton, a brush or a small wooden spatula to gently scrape the outside of the cervix to collect cells. The patient may feel some pressure, which in some cases accompanied by pain.
*Biopsy. If abnormal cells are found, the doctor will remove a sample of tissue from the cervix and observe under a microscope for the presence of cancer cells. To perform a biopsy only need a small amount of tissue can be done in the doctor’s office. Sometimes you need to remove a biopsy sample cone-shaped, larger (cone), for which it may be necessary to go to hospital.
The prognosis (chance of recovery) and choice of treatment depend on the stage of the cancer (if only in the cervix or has spread to other places) and the general state of health.
Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
At present the best fight against breast cancer is early detection of tumor as increase the chances of successful treatment.
¬ self-examination
Systematic self-examination can detect tumors smaller than that can detect the doctor or nurse because the woman is familiar with your breasts and can detect any small change.
In the screening tests, the doctor finds that there is no irregularity in the breast, also there are no swollen lymph nodes under the arm.
The self-examination should be performed after menstruation, menopausal women should associate with a day of the month, it should always be performed in similar conditions.
Women should be quiet and do it in place that believes most appropriate. Some women seem more comfortable when executing it in the shower, however, others may prefer to do it at bedtime.
The most appropriate way to observe changes in the breast is placed in front of a mirror with arms at your sides. You have to observe the symmetry of the breasts, skin appearance, profile, etc..
We must find red spots, bumps or dimples. The appearance must not remember the orange peel. The nipples and areolas must not be recessed or sunken.
Once done, it has to repeat the operation but with arms raised over the neck. The breasts should be raised in the same way and in that position, check that there is no bulge or dimple.
Palpation can be performed once soapy in the shower, or lying in bed with a pillow under your shoulder for the breast to be examined. It should be repeated in different positions: lying and standing.
You should use the opposite hand to the breast to be felt. The pressure will be well enough to recognize the breast.
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