The oncologist listed the reasons for going to the doctor

Oncologist Victoria Likhacheva listed the reasons for going to the doctor. According to her, the increase in the number of breast cancer cases is primarily due to improved diagnosis and screening.

In an interview with the Health Mail on Wednesday, February 25, she noted that the disease is increasingly being detected at an early stage during routine checkups, which significantly improves the prognosis.

The main risk factors include heredity, age over 45, hormonal disorders, excess weight after menopause, smoking and alcohol. The doctor noted that self—examination is useful, but it does not replace diagnosis: before the age of 40, ultrasound is the main method, after that mammography, which allows you to detect the disease even before the symptoms appear.

The expert stressed that if there are seals in the breast, changes in shape, discharge from the nipple or enlarged lymph nodes, you need to consult a doctor. She added that the main preventive measure is regular checkups, as well as weight control, physical activity and giving up bad habits.

Catch at the start: the number of breast cancer patients is growing in Russia

Screenings help to detect the disease at the cellular level

Earlier, on February 25, oncologist, mammologist, and chemotherapist Natalia Ponomareva told Izvestia that screening allows cancer to be detected before symptoms appear. Different methods of early detection have been developed for each type of tumor.

At the same time, oncologist Evgeny Cheremushkin said that Russian cancer vaccines would help prevent relapse. According to him, such drugs work best in the early stages or after the main tumor has already been removed, the website notes. kp.ru .

Also on February 25, First Deputy Head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA) Tatiana Yakovleva said that three colorectal cancer vaccines are ready in Russia, and two more are under development. Patients are also already being selected, IA Regnum notes. She stressed the need to scale up the process, according to NSN. Earlier, the Ministry of Health issued permits for the use in clinical practice of the personalized oncovaccine Oncopept for the treatment of colorectal cancer, writes 360.ru .

In October, Moscow's Deputy Mayor for Social Development, Anastasia Rakova, reported that over the past 4 years, the number of Muscovites who have undergone preventive mammography has doubled in the capital, Moscow 24 writes.

Earlier it was reported that the number of studies for the early detection of breast cancer in Moscow has increased. The introduction of modern technologies and equipment such as digital mammographs has also more than doubled the number of studies, according to the Moscow City News Agency.

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