Information about breast cancer
Mammoquiz
The Mammoquiz calculates your risk of late detection of breast cancer. Scientific research shows that some people are at higher risk of late detection of breast cancer.
If you catch it early when you have breast cancer, treatment is usually less invasive and the chance of cure is higher. After taking this quiz, you will find out for yourself how likely you are to discover breast cancer early.
The lower your risk score that you get, the lower your risk of late detection of breast cancer. Since early detection increases your chances of survival, it is important to read your result and take the tips to heart.
To be clear, you will not find out here how high your risk is of getting breast cancer. That depends on many factors such as your lifestyle or genetics.
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The rarest type of breast cancer often goes unnoticed
A hard lump in the breast almost immediately causes anxiety. Fortunately, it usually turns out to be a benign abnormality. But sometimes there is something rare and unexpected behind it: the phyllodes tumor. This unusual form of breast cancer deserves to be better known.
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The alarm signals of breast cancer: Do you know all 9 of them?
Depending on your age, lifestyle and (family) history, you are more or less likely to get breast cancer. It is advisable to know your own breasts well. Look and feel your breasts regularly. That way you will quickly notice when something has changed. Changes to your breasts can be harmless, but they can also alert you to breast cancer. Therefore, discuss them with your doctor. It is best not to wait too long. Because the earlier breast cancer is discovered, the greater the chance of less invasive treatment and a cure. These nine warning signs everyone should know. Do you already know them?
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Breast cancer screening still saves lives
It is important to provide women with accurate information about breast cancer, a condition that instills fear in so many women. The new report from the KCE rightly points out a number of limitations of breast cancer screening, but it uses outdated figures that it itself describes as weak evidence. Let women make a well-informed choice in peace, based on strong evidence.
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