Breast cancer awareness month

October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month since 1985 so here’s a few facts about it: dr kitsios christos

  • Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide
  • It will concern 1 woman on 8 at least once in their life
  • It is the second cause of death for women in the world
  • Having a mammogram regularly(every year or two according to your risk factors) may reduce its mortality by at least 30%
  • Top risk factors are excess in female hormones, age and gene mutations
  • Having a breast cancer gives you 4 times more chance of having a second one
  • Breast feeding may reduce its risk by 4-5%
  • Regular exercise also reduces its risk
  • Overweight women  are at twice the risk of lean women
  • Only 42% of women going through a mastectomy will have reconstructive surgery after
  • Breast reconstruction is a multi stage procedure and often needs multiple operations
  • Timing of reconstruction has an impact on patients’options and results.
  • 1% of breast cancers concern men