Early screening and treatment of breast cancer will improve survival rate

According to GLOBOCAN 2022 data, Vietnam recorded 24,563 cases of breast cancer, accounting for 13.6% of all cancer cases.Level I specialist Phung Ngoc Thu - Iodegistics Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Breast Disease Treatment Center, FV Hospital said that early diagnosis is an important factor in treatment, helping to reduce costs and improve survival rate.

The diagnostic process starts with clinical examination, then uses imaging techniques such as X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, biochemistry, etc. Currently, artificial intelligence (AI) is applied in diagnosis but cannot completely replace the role of doctors.Breast cancer screening must be personalized, depending on personal risk.Surgery is an important treatment for breast cancer, including: Removing the entire breastline, preserving breast, and removing regenerated breast.

However, in Vietnam, many patients choose to have their entire cut because they are concerned about the risk of recurrence.Doctor Tran Viet The Phuong - Deputy Head of the Department of Breast Surgery, Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital said that arthritis is the most important predictor.

Currently, skyrocketing photosensitization helps reduce the risk of complications such as hand edema and sensory nerve damage.There are three main surgical methods: surgery to remove the entire breast, breast conservation surgery and reconstructive breast removal surgery.

While conservative surgery is limited to invasive, applied to 60-70% of breast cancer cases in the West, the application of this technique is still low in Vietnam because the majority of Vietnamese patients are concerned that treating partial breast reduction is not safe enough, so they are ready for larger surgeries.Substance chemotherapy helps shrink Before surgery tumors, reduce the scope of surgery, and improve survival rate.

Dr. Kahouadji Mohammed Nassim - Department of Testing and Blood Banking, FV Hospital said that combining chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and targeting before surgery has improved treatment effectiveness.Meanwhile, short-term radiotherapy with high doses helps reduce treatment time from 6 weeks to 3 weeks, reduce side effects and protect healthy tissue.

The technique of holding deep breath helps reduce the impact on the heart and lungs during radiotherapy.It can be seen that breast cancer treatment is a multi- modular treatment that requires coordination from many specialties, from diagnosis, phase assessment to providing an optimal treatment regimen that can combine many treatment methods.