Breast Cancer Becomes a Chronic Disease

Stating that breast cancer can now be closely monitored like a chronic disease for many years, they said, "The number of women living with breast cancer is increasing day by day, both in women who are caught and cured at an early stage with screening opportunities and in women who live with breast cancer at different stages with success rates." According to statistics, one out of every 8 women has breast cancer today, but Yeditepe University Hospital General Surgery Specialist stated that the successful results obtained from the treatment are smiling. "It is possible to live with health for many years with treatment and follow-up in breast cancer at any stage. However, at this point, it is important to be able to manage cancer correctly from the beginning of treatment. Cancer can be overcome by acting smarter with the knowledge obtained about the structure of the cancer and the use and side effects of the drugs."

"We need to develop the right strategy"

Stating that the number of women with breast cancer is increasing day by day with the success rates obtained in both women who are caught and cured at an early stage with screening facilities and different stages, our specialist said, "Managing cancer as a chronic disease emerges at this point. We need to develop a strategy against the disease that is so close to us. Since we cannot eliminate environmental factors, we have to get used to living with cancer in this case. We will accept that cancer is a chronic disease, and we need to draw up a roadmap and strategy in this direction. In this way, it will be possible for us to make it a disease that we will live with for many years, just like diabetes and rheumatic disease, in cases where we cannot completely recover."