{"id":2087,"date":"2024-10-13T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiantbeauty.at\/october-is-breast-cancer-awareness-month\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:40:58","slug":"october-is-breast-cancer-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiantbeauty.at\/en\/october-is-breast-cancer-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2087\" class=\"elementor elementor-2087 elementor-614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9b07b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9b07b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67f4750\" data-id=\"67f4750\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f29ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f29ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dear patients, today I would like to write about a topic that does not fall within the realm of aesthetic medicine, but one that is particularly close to my heart &#8211; breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It&#8217;s about raising awareness of breast cancer in the population and informing women about this disease. Of course, I originally wanted to write and post this article at the beginning of October, but as usual, I didn&#8217;t manage to do it in time&#8230; That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s now going online in the very last days of October.   <\/p><p>Many of you who have known me for a longer time and a bit better know that besides my work in my practice in Baden, I also work as a specialist in radiology in one of Vienna&#8217;s largest municipal hospitals. Here, one of my specialties is early diagnosis and confirmation of breast cancer on the one hand, and radiological follow-up care of patients during and after breast cancer therapy on the other. <\/p><p>Breast cancer, also called mammary carcinoma, is the most common cancer in women in industrialized nations. In Austria, about 5000 women are confronted with this diagnosis for the first time each year. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7861750 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7861750\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3c2ade\" data-id=\"c3c2ade\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1c09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b1c09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does breast cancer develop and why is early detection important?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44834b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44834b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a cell in the breast to become a cancer cell, a multitude of steps must occur in the body, or rather, several damages must work together, some of which are acquired (i.e., external influences on the body) and some of which are inherited. This is a process that usually takes several years. <\/p><p>Regular screening examinations make it possible to detect any malignant changes ideally at a very early stage. This allows appropriate therapies to be initiated quickly, and in most cases, the patient can fortunately be cured. The later a mammary carcinoma is discovered, the more invasive therapies are usually necessary.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53e1d2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53e1d2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1d78f7\" data-id=\"a1d78f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03f64a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a03f64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the risk factors for breast cancer?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d92706 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8d92706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Genetic causes: Two breast cancer genes in particular are known, BRCA-1 and BRCA-2. If a woman carries one of these genes, she has a significantly higher risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer during her lifetime. If a patient is a gene carrier, more frequent screening examinations are recommended. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The risk of developing breast cancer increases with age. The average age at first diagnosis is around 60 years, although breast cancer is a type of cancer that can also affect younger women. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hormonal influences: Early first menstruation, late menopause, or hormone replacement therapy are other known risk factors. The number of pregnancies and the duration of breastfeeding periods also have an influence - statistically, the more children a woman has carried and the longer she breastfeeds, the lower her risk. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">General health: In general, factors that negatively affect overall health, such as smoking, obesity, and lack of exercise, also increase the risk of breast cancer.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Radiation therapy: Women who have already received radiation in the chest area for other diseases (for example, lymphoma) have an increased risk.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Family history of breast and ovarian cancer in blood relatives.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27506ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27506ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d96a586\" data-id=\"d96a586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4705f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4705f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can men also get breast cancer?\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849bec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"849bec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Y<\/b>es, in rare cases, about 1%, breast cancer also occurs in men. Therefore, it is also extremely important for men to get examined if they notice any changes in the breast (lumps, asymmetries). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3949df0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3949df0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0eccec\" data-id=\"f0eccec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8706cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8706cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is every lump in the breast malignant?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5e0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f5e0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, thankfully not. In reality, the majority of palpable changes in the breast are, thank God, benign things. The most common are cysts or fibroadenomas.  <\/p><p>Nevertheless, any newly occurring palpable finding in the breast should be examined and clarified immediately, even if the last mammogram was reported as unremarkable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f170c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f170c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e24a69\" data-id=\"1e24a69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b369334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b369334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are possible early signs of breast cancer?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c39712 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3c39712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Newly occurring hardening or lumps in the breast<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Swelling in the armpit, below the collarbone, or beside the breastbone<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Previously non-existent differences in the shape or size of the breasts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Changes in the nipple, such as newly occurring retractions or poorly healing wounds there<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Secretion from the nipple<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Newly occurring changes in the skin such as redness, inflammation, newly occurring indentations or dimples, or enlargement of pores.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d469df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d469df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All these changes should be clarified immediately by a doctor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d73859c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d73859c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8922077\" data-id=\"8922077\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07ecd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f07ecd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can I take preventive measures?\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8ac9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab8ac9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Austria, all women between 45 and 69 are automatically invited for a screening mammography every two years. Upon request, women can register for this from the age of 40. <\/p><p>If you participate in this program, a mammography and an ultrasound examination of the breast are performed every two years.<\/p><p>If any abnormalities are detected, they are further investigated in a specialized center.<\/p><p>Independently of this screening program, any woman who has an unclear palpable finding has the right to a mammographic examination of the breast at any time. The point of contact for this is usually the general practitioner or gynecologist, who issues a corresponding referral to a qualified radiology institute. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c393ccd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c393ccd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d83836\" data-id=\"1d83836\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c042e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c042e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens if a suspicious finding is detected?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea93266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea93266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If a suspicious or unclear finding is detected during the preventive examination, the patient is referred to a certified breast health center for further clarification.<\/p><p>Here, a second assessment of the images is carried out and usually a new sonographic examination (ultrasound) of the breast is performed. If the suspicious finding is confirmed, a biopsy is performed for clarification. <\/p><p>This is nothing you need to be afraid of!<\/p><p>You receive a small local anesthetic and a small sample is taken from the suspicious area. The procedure is almost painless. The material obtained is examined histologically. You only get a plaster on the puncture site and can usually go about your normal activities on the same day. Rarely, a small bruise may develop.    <\/p><p>If it turns out that the finding is harmless, everything ends with this procedure and you can go home reassured.<\/p><p>If, unfortunately, it turns out to be a malignant change, a competent and experienced team of surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, radiation therapists, and plastic surgeons specializing in breast cancer will be entrusted with your case at a breast health center, and the optimal therapy for you will be determined.<\/p><p>In any case, quickly seeking out a specialist center helps the patient to quickly obtain a reliable diagnosis and an optimal treatment plan tailored to her specific case, should this be necessary.<\/p><p>Under no circumstances should you refrain from further clarification out of fear of the biopsy or the result. In recent years, great progress has been made in the treatment of breast cancer, and the prognosis for this disease has improved tremendously. <\/p><p>In this spirit, please take care of yourself.<\/p><p>Sincerely,<br>Dr. Ilieva<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear patients, today I would like to write about a topic that does not fall within the realm of aesthetic medicine, but one that is particularly close to my heart &#8211; breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 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