2023-11-08 11:47:36
“There are more than 30 types of breast cancer,” says Anne Vincent-Salomon, pathologist at the Institut Curie and professor at the University of Paris Science & Lettres Gorodenkoff – stock.adobe.com
DECRYPTION – Breast, ovaries, uterus, endometrium… Mortality is decreasing. A future university hospital institute (IHU) dedicated to female tumors will soon see the light of day.
More than a century since war was declared on them. And in some cases, such as lung cancer which progresses with tobacco consumption in women, the picture remains dark. And yet, it is indisputable, victories have been won against breast cancer, cervical cancer and other strictly female tumors. Their mortality rates have been falling steadily for several decades. And the battle continues…
“That day in 2007 will forever be etched in my memory. That day when my son told me that I was going to be a grandmother… and the doctor, that I had breast cancer,” says Danielle, on the ARC Foundation website. She is in complete remission, after an operation and a series of treatments. This positive outcome affects tens of thousands of women each year.
Breast cancer, the most common female tumor, can take many forms: “There are more than 30 types depending on the tissue characteristics of the tumor, and we divide them…
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