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வெள்ளி, ஆகஸ்ட் 10, 2012

'Urban women are more vulnerable to breast cancer'


      ALLAHABAD: Cancer is curable if detected early and in terminal stages - it is the quality and not the quantity of life that really matters, said secretary of Allahabad chapter of Indian Menopause Society Dr Vandana Bansal. She was speaking at a CME on Breast diseases and menopause, organised jointly by IMS and AOGS.
     She said breast cancer is the most common cancer and hence its early detection is necessary to prevent it.
    Prof Anurag Srivastava from department of surgery, AllMS, described the breast diseases in detail. He stressed on the need of self-breast examination for women to detect cancer or any changes in breast.
Dr Srivastava said while in US incidence of breast cancer is decreasing, in India it is increasing. The reason being lack of awareness among women.
   He said urban women are at five times higher risk for breast cancer than rural women because of their sedentary lifestyle, food habits and stress level. He said one hour exercise daily reduces the risk of breast cancer. Early detection of breast cancer also helps in conservation of breast in cancer patients.
Prof Ajai Khanna from department of surgery BHU spoke on benign breast diseases. He said a lump in a breast is not always cancer and there are several other diseases of breast which have to be ruled out. If a woman has a breast lump, pain, discharge or skin irritation, she must consult a doctor immediately, he said, adding that minor and serious breast problems have similar symptoms. Although many women fear cancer, most breast problems are not cancer.
                                    
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