{"id":20350,"date":"2019-10-01T09:59:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T09:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/?p=20350"},"modified":"2019-10-01T09:59:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T09:59:50","slug":"breast-cancer-awareness-month-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/breast-cancer-awareness-month-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-fullwidth-1  fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-top-style: solid;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-left:;padding-right:;\"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-fullwidth-1 {\r\n                            padding-left: px !important;\r\n                            padding-right: px !important;\r\n                        }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-center fusion-title-size-one\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#b2999d;\"><\/div><\/div><h1 class=\"title-heading-center\"><span style=\"color: #b2999d;\">Breast cancer: the worrying phenomenon<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#b2999d;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Breast cancer awareness month<\/strong> happens every year during <strong>October<\/strong>. It is an essential way to raise attention to one of the most common kinds of cancers diagnosed in <strong>women<\/strong>. This also means bringing awareness towards early detection, education on the subject and treatment. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research a study from 2018, Belgium, The Netherlands and even France appear on the Top 5 of countries with higher rates of breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both women and men can be affected by this type of cancer, even if it is much more common in women. Statistics state that <strong>42,260 deaths<\/strong> will occur in 2019 due to this specific kind of cancer, <strong>41,760<\/strong> of which will be women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Breast cancer can be caused by <strong>inherited genes<\/strong>, but these cases typically represent a small percentage. Other factors like<strong> age<\/strong> (+50 years old), <strong>early menstruation<\/strong> or<strong> late menopause<\/strong>, excessive <strong>alcohol<\/strong> consumption, a <strong>previous breast cancer<\/strong>, being <strong>overweight<\/strong>, being <strong>exposed to radiation<\/strong> and more can constitute a risk of developing breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Classic <strong>symptoms<\/strong> vary frequently and can go from:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #b2999d;\"> \u2666<\/span> Lumps and considerable swelling in armpits, breasts and collarbones<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #b2999d;\"> \u2666<\/span> Continuous pain in the breasts, during an extended period<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #b2999d;\"> \u2666<\/span> Visible alterations in breasts and nipples<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #b2999d;\"> \u2666<\/span> Liquid coming from the nipples<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #b2999d;\"> \u2666<\/span> Considerable modification on the texture or even on the colour of the skin around the breasts area<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is crucial to be <strong>attentive<\/strong> and perform self-exams and medical examinations (mammography and clinical breast exam) <strong>regularly<\/strong>, since an early detection of the disease often is decisive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, there are innovative ways to detect the risk of developing breast cancer, even before you start experiencing any specific type of typical symptoms. There are <strong>surveys<\/strong> &#8211; based on your genetic and health in general &#8211; you can undertake to properly understand the potential risk you have of developing it. <strong>Cancer genetic counsellors<\/strong> can also do genetic tests that help you properly understand the inherited cancer risk that you may be subjected to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are some preventive <strong>behaviours<\/strong> people can adopt to prevent cancer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #b2999d;\"> \u2666<\/span> Adopt a wealthy lifestyle, and this includes doing exercise, not drinking and maintaining an adequate healthy diet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #b2999d;\"> \u2666<\/span> Undertake preventive surgery to lower the considerable risk that comes with inherited genetic mutations<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #b2999d;\"> \u2666<\/span> Start taking drugs that meaningfully decrease the chances of suffering from the disease if you are part of the risk group<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Breast cancer has various <strong>stages<\/strong> (from 0 to IV), and the possible chances of surviving naturally depend on which stage it is discovered, as well as other key factors. But if it is accurately detected on stage I the survival rate during the next 5 years is <strong>99%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, if you notice any of these unusual changes or you want to know if you are part of a group risk, do not hesitate to take the right<strong> precautions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5BaJxnX7CbI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy\"><\/div><\/div><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt;\">References:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Breast Cancer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/cancer-types\/breast-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cancer.Net<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Breast cancer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/cancer\/prevention\/diagnosis-screening\/breast-cancer\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">What signs of breast cancer are there other than a lump?, August 2018,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/322832.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical News Today\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Breast cancer statistics, 2018,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcrf.org\/dietandcancer\/cancer-trends\/breast-cancer-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Cancer Research Fund<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Latest global cancer data: Cancer burden rises to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths in 2018, September 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/cancer\/PRGlobocanFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":20367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","myguten_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}