Breast cancer

The frequency of breast cancer has been on the rise among not only Turkish women, but also men, an academic has warned. 

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women, but if it is diagnosed at an early stage, there is a good chance it can be successfully treated, according to an expert.

Galata and Beyazıt towers, two of Istanbul's most iconic structures, were lit up in pink respectively on Oct. 14 and Oct. 15, as part of events marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

From 10 am to 1 pm Alexandrovska Hospital will hold a lecture on the treatment of cancer.

The occasion is the World Breast Cancer Month.

Therefore, free breast examinations will be performed at the surgical clinics throughout the month, said Dr. Mariela Vassileva.

Lately, we have noticed many cases of young women with breast cancer. We are talking about ladies between 28-33 years, "said the manager of the Complex Oncology Centre in Plovdiv and the oncologist surgeon Dr. Parashkev Tsvetkov. He added that this was very rare at that age in the past.

The first oncology centre for personalised therapy in eastern European Union will be built over the next two years at the Victor Babes Infectious Disease Hospital in Timisoara, where both lung tumours and metastatic cancer will be treated.

Triple jump in cancer patients for 37 years, from 1980 to the 2017. This shows data from the National Center for Public Health and Analysis, which latest data is from two years ago.

Of the 113,336 developed various carcinomas in the 1980s, by 2017 the number of cancer patients in Bulgaria reached 292,721.

Scientists found that a drug named Kisqali (ribociclib) is effective in fighting breast cancer. This is the result of a study involving patients affected by HER2-negative breast cancer that is sensitive to hormone therapy. This is reported by BTA.

A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of pre-menopausal women with the most common type of breast cancer, researchers have said, citing the results of an international clinical trial.

After 2014, there is a reduction in deaths caused by cancer, writes NOVA TV.