Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women between the ages of 15 and 39, accounting for 5.6% of all invasive breast cancer in women. Adolescents and young adult are more likely than older women to have familial cancer predisposition genes, larger breast tumors, unfavorable biological characteristics, distant metastatic
Pakistan has the highest occurrence rate of breast cancer among Asian countries: one in nine women is at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.
Hearing the words “you have breast cancer” changes the lives of thousands of women every year in Pakistan. Learn more about the personal experiences of a breast cancer survivor as she opens up about her journey and life after breast cancer. Hameeda Nasir was 26 when she was diagnosed
Researchers at several universities in San Diego suggest that fasting for 13 hours a day may reduce breast cancer recurrence and death from the disease. Scientists at two other California universities concluded separately that calorie reduction and fasting may help reduce cancer risk and improve the effectiveness of the treatment in attacking cancer cells. According to World
Among Asian countries, Pakistan has the highest incidence of breast cancer. According to a research conducted, approximately 1 out of every 9 women is likely to suffer from breast cancer at any point in her life and about 77% of invasive breast cancer occurred in women above 50 years, but
The most painful thing in life is losing relationships. We understand disease and death only after it has placed its hands on someone we love. 40,000 women die of Breast Cancer every year in Pakistan. Imagine a father who mourns for his daughter, a husband who lost his beloved wife,
If you are diagnosed with breast cancer and figuring out a treatment plan, it’s equally important for you to look upon your day-to-day matters. Some of the day-to-day matters which are important to be performed while fighting with this lethal malady are explained below: Staying well during Covid-19 Managing day-to-day
Enhertu (chemical name: fam-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-nxki) is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat currently incurable HER-2-positive breast cancer and metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer that has been treated with two or more anti-HER2 therapies/medicines. About one out of every four breast cancers is HER2-positive. Doctors call Enhertu an antibody-drug
PINKtober- the international awareness month for breast cancer starts this Friday. It means the whole community will be painted in the colour pink and several organizations will wake up from the seven sleepers den and raise the pink flags. It has become a common perception that only with wearing and
Yes, there is life after breast cancer. There is no doubt that the fear of recurrence always looms over the heads of the survivors because women feel that their bodies have betrayed them and it takes time to trust it again. Learning how to cope with this fear of recurrence
According to World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and the leading cause of breast-related death among women worldwide, and only in Pakistan, it causes 40,000 deaths annually. There are many factors that increase its risk and smoking is one of them. Rather, it
