Breast cancer treatment . Breast cancer remains the number one threat to women's health worldwide, with over one and a half million cases diagnosed annually.

But the more serious the disease, the more complex the methods of diagnosis and treatment. They can increase the long-term cure rate by up to 90 percent, say experts with experience in cancer screening and treatment. Because currently one in 8 seemingly healthy women is diagnosed with breast cancer , doctors are drawing attention to 5 important issues that can reduce the risk of disease and change the course of the disease toward long-term healing.

1. Lifestyle. Whether we are talking about an unbalanced diet, sedentary lifestyle, stress, alcohol consumption or smoking, any of these unhealthy habits can increase the risk of cancer. Under these conditions, the prevention of the disease must begin with a change in lifestyle. "A diet rich in healthy nutrients and is a component single important whose battle against cancer. Moderate sports, long walks of 30 minutes a day can help a lot to prevent breast cancer. Jogging is also very good, but walking is easy and efficient ” , says Prof. Dr. Mustafa Erkin Aribal, an expert in breast imaging.

3. Genetic testing. It is known that there are two genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 involved in cancer, and they can be passed from mother to daughter. Thus, the existence of a cancer in the mother or sister must guide any woman to a genetic analysis. "If a woman is positive for BRCA, then we recommend a multidisciplinary monitoring. First of all , psychological counseling is important because finding out the risk of cancer, which goes up to 80 percent , can be extremely stressful. In some cases, prevention can mean a double mastectomy, just like in the case of Angelina Jolie. But the woman in this situation must be mentally prepared for this intervention ", is the opinion of Prof. Dr. Mustafa Erkin Aribal.

4. High-precision diagnoses. Because 80 percent of breast cancers are sporadic, with only 20 percent having a genetic component, annual ultrasound before age 40 and mammography after that age are mandatory to detect a possible problem at an early stage. But the investigations have been much refined lately, and doctors make them personalized, depending on the risk score and breast density. "In the case of a high-density breast, mammography does not allow a complete visualization, and this has led to the application of advanced technologies, such as tomosynthesis, a method that allows a much better mammographic visualization. If we detect an increased risk in patients with dense breast, we can resort to another method complicatedstate-of-the- art, magnetic resonance screening , which is done with injectable contrast agent ”, explains the specialist.

5. Revolutionary therapies, led by multidisciplinary teams. Applied correctly and targeted, breast cancer therapies can increase the chances of cure by up to 90 percent, especially in the early stages. Moreover, teams of doctors consisting of surgeon, oncologist, radiotherapist and pathologist manage to treat tumors and avoid breast removal in many cases. "Chemotherapy is becoming more and more important because we now have new therapies, which are targeted, targeting only malignant cells. Maybe in the near future it will become a unique therapy. What is certain is that now the life expectancy of breast cancer patients detected in time and treated correctly is increasing more and more due to the improvement of medicines. In the 1980s, surgery dominatedIn the treatment for breast cancer, today, chemotherapy has taken the first place ", concludes Professor Mustafa Erkin Aribal.