CANCER MAY BE OVERCOME ONLY THROUGH PREVENTION

ARMENPRESS
MARCH 25, 2009
YEREVAN

Cancer may be overcome only through prevention, thus once in a
year women must go to medical examination, executive director of
Armenian-American Medical Center Khachanush Hakobian said today at a
press conference, noting that Armenian women pay small attention to
their health and often apply to doctors in late stage of the diseases.

Presenting the statistics of the medical center, Kh. Hakobian said that
during the 11 years of its activity it had about 175 000 visitors,
of which 88 000 passed mammography examination, and among almost 5
500 breast cancer has been discovered.

The breast cancer cases have become frequently discovered among young
women too. Kh. Hakobian said that among 45 women under 29 years old
breast cancer has been discovered.

For making the services of the medical center available for the
women of provinces, specialists of the center several times in a
month pay visits to provinces and examine women free of charge and
provide consultations.

Prophylactic studies showed that the breast cancer in Armenia is mostly
spread in Gegharkunik province: for instance in Gavar each 8th or 9th
woman has such a problem, and taking it into consideration branch of
the center opened in Gavar.

Each year 1 million new cases of breast cancer are discovered in the
world. The majority of the cases are treated in the initial stage of
the disease. The early discovery reduces the possibility of lethal end.

According to statistics, second with the level of its prevalence in the
world after the breast cancer comes the cancer of cervix of the uterus.