Breast Cancer is increasing at an alarming rate in Pakistan. 1in 9 women is prone to having breast cancer sometime in her life. This is a worrisome situation that calls for active efforts for screening this disease and nipping the evil in its bud. Mammography and Ultrasound are the two
Cancer is a frightening and life changing diagnosis. Besides having a great impact on patient’s physical health, its effects on patient’s mental and emotional health are just as alarming. When it comes to breast cancer, there are so many other factors at play that affect women’s emotional health. A range
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in both under-developed, less-developed and developed countries. Rates of breast cancer are increasing around the globe, with a specific increase in postmenopausal and estrogen receptor-positive cases. The American Cancer Society (ACS) and World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), cancer prevention guidelines recommend
Breast Cancer is the most common non skin cancer in women. Every 1 in 9 women in Pakistan has a risk for developing breast cancer in her lifetime. Early detection of this disease is the only sure shot way of surviving breast cancer. Screening tests for any disease are done
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women. The development of breast cancer is a multi-step process involving multiple cell types, and its prevention remains challenging in the world. 1 in every 9 women is at risk of breast cancer in Pakistan. Early diagnosis of breast
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
Breast cancer is a fatal disease and it can only be prevented with precautions. The most important of which is adopting a healthy lifestyle. For a healthy lifestyle, the following steps can be taken: Maintain a healthy weight: A healthy weight not only protects you from many types of cancers(including
A fibroadenoma is a type of (benign) lump that can develop in the breast and typically appears in females. These tumors are very common, but they are benign, which means that they are noncancerous. It consists of breast tissue and stromal, or connective, tissue. Fibroadenomas can occur in one or
A mammogram is an X-ray of breast cancer. It is a screening tool that is used for the detection of breast cancer in women who might have breast problems such as a lump, pain, or nipple discharge and also in women who have no breast complaints. It detects breast cancer,