At Congress, they are looking for "Breast Cancer Day"

Salvador Rodríguez / The voice of Michoacán

Morelia, Michoacán. Given the increase and prevalence of breast cancer cases, it is necessary to go beyond the usual mere manifestation to report the condition every day every 19 days out of 19 in order to remember this disease, in order to raise disease awareness and contribute to early detection.

MEP Adriana Hernández Íñiguez, MP for the PRI parliamentary group in Congress, said that INEGI figures reveal that cancer is the leading cause of death in the world, since it caused 8.8 million in 2015. Five types of cancer are identified as responsible for the largest number of deaths: lung cancer (1.69 million deaths), liver cancer (788,000 deaths), colorectal cancer (774,000 deaths), cancer gastric (754,000 deaths) and breast cancer (571 thousand deaths).

For the above, the representative of the French Congress presented the initiative which declares every 19 days of each month National Day of the fight against breast cancer and states that, on these dates, the State, the municipal authorities, autonomous organizations and organized civil society must promote awareness, prevention and fight against this disease.

It should be noted that during the past three years, Hernández Íñiguez has promoted various actions to combat this disease, such as Carrera Rosa, which was conducted in various municipalities of the state.

Adriana Hernández announced that the American Cancer Society mentioned that breast cancer was more common among older women. This is rare before the age of 30, but it becomes more common as women get older. "The most common sign of breast cancer is a new mass or mass, often hard and painless, although some cancers are benign, painful or even painful.Other possible signs of breast cancer include pain or swelling. breast, thickening of the breast skin, changes in the nipple or dripping liquid, "he said.

Finally, the MP called for continued vigilance and to avoid risk factors that increase the prevalence of the disease, such as alcohol consumption, overweight, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle, among others.