Breast Cancer, Second Major Cause of Death in Mexico
November 22, 2007
Mexico, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The 30th International Congress on Oncology, being held in the Mexican city of Puebla, is aimed at teaching young women the techniques to detect breast cancer.
Jose Luis Gutierrez, head of the Oncology Department at the Hospital of the Autonomous University of Puebla, told Prensa Latina that breast cancer is the second major cause of death among Mexican women.
He noted that an average of ten women die of breast cancer every day in the country, and the main alternative to reduce mortality is detecting the disease in an early stage.
Gutierrez pointed out that, according to statistics, one of eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer, which has a low incidence among men.
He added that each oncologist treats an average of 50 patients a year, accounting for a 500-percent increase compared to the 1980s, when about ten cases were reported every year.
