This October 19, the world commemorates World Fight Day against him breast cancera disease that claims the lives of hundreds of people in Mexico and the world.
Quintana Roo, for example, registers an increase of 60 percent in cases of breast cancer, It does not have oncological surgeons, it only reaches detection and the patients are referred to tertiary hospitals in Mérida or Campeche, according to reports from the State Health Services (Sesa).
The agency details that so far in 2024, 186 women have been detected with this condition, while in all of 2023, there were 116, so this percentage could increase; besides, Benito Juarez It is the municipality with the highest number of positive diagnoses.
These figures underline the need to promote awareness among the female population about early detection and the importance of mammography, a public policy implemented by the Government to reduce the impact of this disease on the health and quality of life of Quintana Roo women.
In this framework, the than reported that between June and September 2024, 8,336 mammograms were performed, a significant increase compared to the seven thousand 765 carried out in the same period last year; For this, Sesa has nine mastographs distributed in six medical units of the entity.
Two of these teams, located at the Felipe Carrillo Puerto General Hospital and the Medical Specialty Unit for the Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer (Uneme-Dedicam) of Cancún, were replaced in 2023, thanks to the support of public charities, because they were obsolete and had recurring failures.
AND IN PUEBLA, THE INCREASE IS 10%
In one year, deaths from breast cancer increased 10.2 percent in Puebla, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), from which it follows that in 2023, there will be 15.1 deaths per 100 thousand womenwhile in 2022, 13.7 deaths were recorded.
Although the Puebla entity It is among the last nine places with the fewest deaths, malignant tumors in the breasts represent the third cause of death among people from Puebla, with 316 deaths in 2022 and 338 in 2023, according to data released by the Federal Ministry of Health.
According to psychologists, the first feeling that a woman experiences is fear, just imagining suffering from breast cancer, which increases and is accompanied by anxiety, uncertainty and depression, when the diagnosis goes from assumption to reality.
Despite the hope of saving the disease, treatments applied at the wrong time or late diagnoses caused 15.1 deaths per 100 thousand women during 2023in the state.
From the death records, women who are between 60 to 74 years top the list, with a death rate of 42.8 percent; from 50 to 59 years old, with 28.4 percent; the women of 40 to 49 yearswith a rate of 15.4 percent.
Of the women who have died, 40.4 percent were married; 24.2 percent were single; 16.7 percent They were widows; 7.8 percent lived in a common law union, while 5.2 percent did not specify their marital status.
In 2023, Inegi reported that six out of every ten women who died from breast cancer were affiliated with a health institution, while three out of ten were treated by private doctors.
Opportunity for detect it in time
Mammography is an essential tool in breast cancer screening, as it allows early detection of this disease, a crucial fact to improve survival rates and offer patients more treatment options and with greater opportunity.
Also known as a mammogram, it is an x-ray study performed to detect abnormalities in the breast. It is mainly recommended for women between 40 and 69 years old who do not present signs or symptoms of this disease; although, in some cases it may be at an earlier age. / 24 HOURS