Today, malignant tumors are no longer a sentence, even in the late stages. Hundreds of women with breast cancer come to Israel every year from all over the world to receive treatment and get a high chance of a full life after recovery. Thanks to state support, Israel ranks as the world’s leading provider of breast cancer treatment with innovative techniques that help preserve the shape of the breast without plastic surgery.
The inventions of Israeli scientists in the field of immunology and targeted therapy allow to get more than 93% success in the treatment of breast cancer with early diagnosis and timely treatment. Even at the last stage of breast cancer, oncologists in Israeli clinics manage to achieve stable remission in a quarter of cases – this is a very high result in comparison even with the leading European and American cancer centers.
Risk factors
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer diseases. Both external factors and genetic predisposition can provoke the development of a tumor in the breast.
- Heredity. Genetic mutations that cause breast cancer can be inherited
- Age. Women over the age of 50 should regularly undergo preventive examinations.
- Hormones and hormone therapy – high levels of sex hormones in the postmenopausal period or long-term use of hormone replacement therapy.
- Late menopause in women after 55 years of age.
- Early onset of menstruation in girls under the age of 12 years old.
- Radiation exposure. High doses of radiation are carcinogenic for the mammary glands as well.
- Alcohol abuse and other bad habits.
Symptoms
Early diagnosis of breast cancer is a guarantee of full recovery. When the first symptoms appear, you should consult a doctor for tests and an objective examination. A woman herself may find the following alarming symptoms:
- Lumps on palpation;
- Breast pain;
- Asymmetric shape changes;
- Redness of the breast skin and areola;
- Retraction of the nipples with increasing density;
- Breast skin irregularity that looks like cellulite;
- Clear, greenish or whitish discharge from the nipples (not breast milk).
An indirect symptom is swelling of the axillar lymph nodes. In 9 out of 10 cases, dense lumps in the mammary glands are benign neoplasms (fibroadenoma, cyst, etc.), but to exclude oncology, you need to consult a doctor.
Breast cancer stages and prognosis
The prognosis for recovery from breast cancer with treatment in Israeli clinics depends on the stage of the tumor. In the first three stages, the prognosis for stable remission of breast cancer is very high. Even in the critical fourth stage of cancer, doctors in Israeli clinics manage to achieve good results, giving hope to the patient who was rejected by oncologists in other countries.
Breast Cancer Treatment (Ways to treat breast cancer)
The principle of operation of cancer centers in Israel is based on maximum personalization of the course of breast cancer treatment. The decision is made collectively together with surgeons, immunologists, radiotherapists and the management of the cancer department of the clinic, which reduces the risk of incorrect therapy and protocol violations.
The latest generation of medical equipment, such as a high-precision linear accelerator for radiation therapy, allows to target a cancer tumor without affecting living tissues. Israeli clinics use a new generation of chemotherapy drugs that have a less toxic effect on the body. Laparoscopic lumpectomy allows to remove the tumor and save the mammary gland even in the third stage of breast cancer.
In Israel, all conditions are present for full rehabilitation after undergoing cancer surgery and long-term chemotherapy treatment. The best service and favourable climate contribute to a speedy recovery.