Early detection makes breast cancer 100% curable

By Seema Mir
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 12 (APP)-Whereas, breast cancer is the most
prevalent disease among women worldwide ,in Pakistan one out of eight
women suffer from this life threatening disease.
Devouring thousands of women annually, this killer disease can
only be cured 100 % by early detection and by consulting the doctor
right away.
This was the take home message by every medical expert who came
across the scribe while penning down this piece of information.
The symptoms as pointed by a doctor at Nuclear Oncology Research Institute, Dr.
Samina Manzoor are breast lump,node in axila,nipple
discharge having blood, nipple retraction and skin changes.
“Some people have no symptoms at all,” she said.
About the causes of breast cancer, she said, it occured in women
who were not married,late marriage,after marriage no pregnancy,fatness and weakness in
women.
Another medical practitioner, Dr. Shazia Zahoor, advising about the precaution
regarding breast cancer said, one should eat a balanced diet,maintain a health weight,get
enough sleep,exercise regularly, avoid exposure to chemical that can cause cancer.
Moreover, she said,”social networking improves condition of breast cancer patient.”
“But, there is no way to avoid any type of cancer,”she maintained.
She advised the women to have regular check-ups even if one was not suffering from
any disease.
Her views regarding social networking were endorsed by a research saying that
breast cancer survivors with a strong social support or networking seemed to live longer
and have a lower risk of cancer coming back.
The researchers found that women with fewer social ties before and during the
cancer treatment are at higher risk of death form the malignancy.
When asked about the heavy casualty rate in women due to breast cancer,
Dr. Samina said that it was due to shyness and ignorance of the sufferers owing to which
they come at third or fourth stage for treatment.
She lamented that with treatment of the breast cancer at the last stages,
survival rate decreased.
She said that the high ratio of the deadly disease might be due to the reason that it was
not diagnosed early and hence if there were three cancer patients one was suffering from
breast cancer.
About the social implications of breast cancer,mother of a victim of breast
cancer,Amna Bibi while talking to APP said that the disease had devastated the life of her
daughter.
Amna Bibi said after falling prey to breast cancer the life of her daughter was totally
destryed as her son-in-law divorced her daughter instead of taking care of her.
She said,social consequences might be the reason,why women were shy about the
disease so that that their life might not be spoiled.
The husband of a patient of breast cancer at NORI,Ghaffar Khan when asked about
the problems being faced, demanded of the government to construct more cancer hospitals
to cater to huge population.
Medical experts were of the view that awareness should be created among masses about
the deadly consequences of the killer disease so to
save precious human lives.