Breast Cancer Project

This product is proposed by Rotaract club of Kavaklidere :

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer with the highest mortality rate in women in Turkey and all over the world. Breast cancer, which is a type of cancer that can be seen in men as well as in women, is caused by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells in the breast tissue. Due to the high mortality rate, early diagnosis is of great importance in this disease. According to the data of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, an average of 18,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually in our country.

The fact that this is a very high number reveals the necessity of screening services that can be prepared for early diagnosis and provided to women free of charge. The absence of symptoms until advanced stages makes breast cancer dangerous and early diagnosis important. Detection of breast cancer at an early stage increases the success rate of treatments and accordingly affects the quality of life significantly.

Detecting the disease at an early stage before clinical symptoms appear can reduce the death rate due to breast cancer, especially in women. Hence, it is necessary to have a mammogram every 2 years, especially for women between the ages of 40-69. Alongside, the fact that women learn to do breast self-exams and do it every month after the age of 20 helps in early diagnosis in addition to mammography.

The leading factors in early diagnosis are to be aware of the issue (increase in health literacy), the methods applied are accepted by women, easily applied and free of charge. In this way, there is an increase in screening and early detection of breast cancer with a high risk of death is provided.

Based on this, we propose an awareness video on Sale !