Every year on this date the World Day Against Breast Cancer, a day that serves as a reminder of the commitment of society in the fight against this disease.
Throughout this day, the facades of town councils, official buildings and even some companies They wake up decorated with a huge pink bow. The same as tens, hundreds and thousands of citizens we place as profile picture on social networks or hooked on the flap of the jacket.
One more year, Medina Cuadros adds up to pink this day as a sign of respect and solidarity. This office encourages and supports at women who suffer and have suffered so that they continue fighting. No one knows what the word means like them. 'struggle'.
Throughout the day today, email signatures of the entire staff of the company are going to look good a pink bow as a sample of support and collaboration with these women and the pages Medina Cuadros Lawyers website, Debt Collection Management and Attorneys They have a pink bow that stands out at the top to commemorate the World Day in the Fight Against Breast Cancer.
In Spain, about 100% of cases are diagnosed. 25,000 new cases per year of breast cancer and Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) is emphatic with its data: "We can say that one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime." And that is precisely why every year the October 19, a day in which most of the localities of the country wears pink: to remember the commitment of the entire society in the fight against this tumor.
Survival in this disease is directly related to a early detection and collaboration with oncology research projects so that the mortality rate decreases and becomes a chronic disease.
Thanks to preventive measures and the improved treatments, The overall average survival rate is around 90%; However, if the detection is in the first phase it is almost 98%, but it decreases as the severity of the disease increases, which is why so much emphasis is placed on measures preventive and early detection.
He breast cancer is a serious disease but what It can be cured if detected early, support, accompaniment and above all the research (because it is the only thing that will cure breast cancer in the long term) are essential to face this disease head on.
In the year In 2008, approximately 1,380,000 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed worldwide. It is currently the most common tumor in the female population in both developed and developing countries.
The incidence in Spain is low. It's lower than that of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, and Switzerland. It's similar to that of other Mediterranean and Central European countries, Portugal, and Ireland.
In In Spain, about 25,000 cases are diagnosed each year., which represents almost the 30% of all female tumors in our country. Most cases are diagnosed between the ages of 35 to 80 years old, with a maximum between 45 and 65.
Both the number of cases and incidence rates are slowly increasing in Spain and worldwide, probably due to the aging of the population and increasingly early diagnosis. The increase in incidence is estimated at 1-2% annually and has been constant since 1960 in the United States.
Breast cancer it cannot be prevented, However, recent studies seem to show that the risk of breast cancer can be reduced by performing physical exercise regularly (at least 4 hours a week), avoiding being overweight, the obesity after menopause and regular alcohol consumption.
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