I have followed here in Amapá many women affected by breast cancer, and almost none of them ever heard even speak a mammogram, which is essential in preventing the dreaded disease.
Actually, do not even know if the public health system, the only two local mammography are working. Just know that when they are running has never availability of places for examination, even for those women with tumors in sight. An absurd and unacceptable criminal.
Moreover, when they discover the disease is already too late, that very little, or nothing can be done to stop its advance.
The worst is seeing the desperation of these poor women and their families, mainly because they find difficult even to perform their treatments out of home. And when they do, go to "guy and courage", because the allowance, valued at approximately $ 200.00 monthly, takes time to leave. Meanwhile, the families are here in Macapá asking help from friends, including conducting bingos to raise funds for the purpose of not seeing their loved ones starve in faraway lands.
On the subject and in order to sensitize our health authorities, found the field interesting and worrying that I would share with you.
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"Data Federation Brazilian Institutions Philanthropic Support for Breast Health (Femama) show that 45.3% of cases of breast cancer diagnosed in Brazil are already in very advanced stage. The organization's president, Maira Caleffi, says it is essential to have more flexibility in patient care. The statement was made on Tuesday (10), during a public hearing sponsored by the Commission on Human Rights and Participative Legislation Senate (CHR).
While recognizing the importance of mammography, the doctor Ronaldo Corrêa Ferreira da Silva of the National Cancer Institute (Inca), who also attended the hearing, noted that the exam does not guarantee a reduction in mortality. Besides the investments in detection and the quality of mammography, he said we need a strict control of several other actions, that range from public awareness to perform diagnostic procedures such as punctures and biopsies, through implementation of appropriate treatments and sufficient time to eradicate the disease.
Debate shows importance of actions in the municipalities to reduce breast cancer
The hearing organized by Senate also noted that the fight against breast cancer begins actions with the municipalities, encouraging weight control and regular physical activity, along with access to tests for early detection of disease and treatment in a timely manner. For the doctor Ronaldo Correa da Silva Ferreira, Inca, initiatives of the municipalities along the female population, focused on predisposing factors, are key to preventing breast cancer. Also
Maria Inez Gadelha, the Ministry of Health, said he considered essential to promote action to eliminate risk factors such as inactivity, obesity and smoking. "We need to get healthy life in the cities, because the cancer epidemic in wealthy countries is related to obesity and inactivity, "he said.
conference for wives of mayors
Panelists praised the event will bring together mayors' wives, to discuss policies for coping with cancer, scheduled for this Wednesday (11) and promoted by Femama. Maira Caleffi explained that the event occurs during the 14 th March of Mayors in Brasilia, which started on Tuesday (10) and runs through Thursday (12).
For the president of Femama, the first ladies may participate in programs of municipalities, especially for social mobilization and early detection. She recalled that only 10% of women get to hospitals in the early stages of the disease (90% to 95% chance of cure), where for nearly half of them, diagnosis occurs when the disease is already advanced.
According to the president of Femama, the number of cancer cases in Brazil has doubled from 1975 to 2000 and today, 30 women die each day in the country, due to the disease. For her, many of these deaths could be avoided if there were a better service in the public health.
Source: http://www.isaude.net
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