During the podcast "Health First", supported by United Hospital, oncologist Dafina Ademi-Islami spoke extensively about the importance of early breast cancer screening, emphasizing the necessity of regular checkups – especially for women who come from families with a history of this disease.
According to Ademi-Islami, the clinical examination performed by the doctor remains the basic and irreplaceable step in early detection.
She said that for women and girls who have close family history of breast cancer, screenings should begin much earlier than standard recommendations.
"The clinical examination by the doctor is very important, but we must take into account women who have breast cancer in their families, daughters - women. If we see that we have a mother, aunt, aunt, first- and second-degree relatives affected by breast cancer, this should be a sign that we should start checking earlier," she emphasized.
Further, Ademi-Islami explained that the recommendations of recent years have changed.
"We said 5 years earlier, but even if we start 10 years earlier, it's better. That is, 10 years earlier before the youngest woman diagnosed in the family was diagnosed. If someone was 40 years old at the youngest age, then you should be notified at age 30 for examinations."
She added that there are no restrictions on the types of examinations that can be performed in these increased risk cases.
"Women can undergo mammography, various scans, or even breast MRI," she said.
One of the most widespread misconceptions, according to the oncologist, is the perception that breast cancer is completely hereditary.
She emphasized: "10 to 15 percent is a hereditary disease. Because people think that this is completely hereditary, but that's not true."
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