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According to statistics, breast cancer is a common disease in women around the world as well as in Vietnam. There are currently several different ways to classify breast cancer. However, this disease still needs to be detected early and treated early to achieve positive results.1. Learn about breast cancer and its causes
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor of the breast. Most breast cancers start in the milk ducts, with a small percentage developing in the milk sacs or lobules. If breast cancer is detected and treated late, it may have metastasized to the bones and other organs, and the pain will multiply. Patients can have invasive breast cancer or non-invasive breast cancer.Causes of breast cancer can be:
Late childbirth, inability to reproduce or not breastfeeding. Genetics Early menarche or late menopause can also cause breast cancer. People with a history of breast-related diseases such as cystic fibrosis of the breast... Living in a toxic and polluted environment also creates conditions for breast cancer. Obesity, inactivity, eating foods that are poor in vitamins, smoking, and drinking alcohol are also at risk of breast cancer. To treat breast cancer, the doctor may appoint a surgical removal, in case the tumor has spread, a mastectomy (complete removal of the mammary gland including the skin, nipples and milk glands). ). In some cases, women with breast cancer may choose to have their normal breast removed (also called "prophylactic mastectomy") if the risk is high, such as a family history of breast cancer. or carry a mutated gene associated with the disease.
2. Radiation therapy in breast cancer
Radiation therapy uses high-energy beams such as X-rays and protons to kill cancer cells. After the patient has had a mammogram, these beams will be used for external radiation therapy to ensure that the cancer cells have been destroyed.Patients may also be prescribed drugs to destroy breast cancer cells. Target audience is people whose cancer cells have a high risk of recurrence or spread to other parts of the body. Sometimes chemotherapy is also prescribed first to shrink a large tumor to facilitate its removal during surgery.
Worldwide, due to the ability to control treatment better, minimize side effects, radiation therapy is the method indicated in over 70% of breast cancer patients. Keeping up with this treatment trend, Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital is fully equipped with the world's most modern radiotherapy equipment systems such as Varian's TrueBeam Radiation Therapy Machine (USA), tissue CT machine simulation (General Electric) with supporting facilities such as image guidance system (Cone Beam CT capture, OSMS surface monitoring system, machine-mounted radiation monitoring support system ...) .
Currently, to treat breast cancer for young people, Vinmec has chosen treatment to achieve the highest efficiency, limit complications, side effects, and facilitate patients to maintain daily activities and easy to return to life when stopping treatment, more importantly, treatment at a reasonable cost. Accurate modern radiotherapy techniques, help ensure enough radiation dose to the area to be radiation, avoid maximum complications, short treatment time, flexibility, convenience for patients to maintain work and low cost. expensive compared to modern cancer treatment centers in the Asian region with comparable quality.
In April & May 2021, when there is a need to examine breast diseases at Vinmec International General Hospital, customers will enjoy double incentives:
Free examination and 50% discount on cancer screening package Breast: Breast Cancer Screening Package - medium risk, for people under 40 people under 30 years old Breast cancer screening package - high risk for people from 30 years old and older If surgery, radiation therapy, and medical treatment are indicated, customers will continue to enjoy a 50% discount medical costs.
The program is applied at Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Note:
The program only applies to customers who have first-time breast cancer treatment by surgical, radiotherapy and medical methods at Vinmec The subsidy program does not include: Accommodation, travel expenses ; re-examination fee; In-depth tests/scans are indicated (if any) before admission for treatment and re-examination after discharge.
