Breast cancer: it's detected early, it heals

The global campaign against Breast cancer seeks to convey the importance of early detection to heal. According to the World Health Organization, early detection to improve the prognosis and survival of breast cancer cases remains the cornerstone of the fight against this cancer.

Since Provincial Early Screening Program for Breast and Cervical Cancer They work on awareness and try to ensure equal opportunities. "This program is aimed at all women who, even if they do not have social books, specifically address women in vulnerable situations who have the opportunity to access information." very complex studies without paying anything at all, "said the doctor. Santiago Orrico, Program Manager

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• The cbreast cancer This is the most common among women

• Per year Argentina 5000 women die

• In Mendoza, 300 women die each year

• He has a 90% chance of healing if it is detected in time

• The way to detect it early and heal it is with the mammography

• Between the ages of 50 and 70, women should have a mammogram every 2 years, minimum

• Women between the ages of 40 and 50, if your doctor tells you, you should have a mammogram.

• Women under 40 if they have a history and their doctor tells them

• he breast self-examination, a technique that every woman can perform (examination to detect nodules, secretion, asymmetries, slits) is useful, but when we detect it, it is that the tumor measures 1 or 2 centimeters; mammography is therefore considered more effective (detects early)

• Mammography only causes discomfort for the patient, the pain is very slight

In the video, Marcela Pitó tells her story and describes how she experienced this disease. Nineteen years ago, he had managed to defeat breast cancer, but his diagnosis was complex since he was suffering from ganglionic metastasis.

When MDZ He asked him what he felt when he received the news of his diagnosis. He said: "It was very difficult, crying and crying. (…) But I said to my husband, I do not care what they tell me, the diagnosis is difficult, it is very strong, but I will fight.

So that was it, Marcela fought it. He started all his treatments in the oncology plan of the central hospital. After several chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions, he was able to heal.

An optimistic woman, with humor and eager to live and share with friends and family, is described. Marcela says that's what has also helped her defeat cancer.

"Cancer is curable, do not give up, fight it" It's one of the phrases that Marcela uses when she visits cancer patients at the Central Hospital, where she has been volunteering for over 16 years.

During her treatment, she benefited from the support of many people and felt accompanied at all times. However, he observed that many patients had to go through the disease alone, so Marcela volunteers every week to accompany them.

"What I look for in life, is to give hope. I think that with my little piece of sand I could help something. "