Mexican women aged 15 to 59 years at risk of ovarian cancer

Mexican women from 15 and 59 years old are at risk of ovarian cancer, since in 2021 alone it represented the fourth leading cause of death in this group agespecialists warned.

“Mortality from all cancers raised in the country 20 percent in 2004 and, in the specific case of ovarian tumor, in 2021 it was the fourth cancer to cause the death of Mexican women between 15 and 29 years old and the third in women between 30 and 59 years old, “he said. at a press conference Alberto Hegewisch, a specialist on the subject.

In the framework of World Ovarian Cancer Daywhich commemorates May 8the expert pointed out the importance of having timely diagnoses, since in 2020 alone this neoplasm claimed the lives of just over 3,000 women in Mexico.

“If we administer the appropriate therapy in a phase in which we still have a field of actionwe can have a positive impact on the panorama of this disease”, indicated the also medical director of AstraZeneca Mexico.

He noted that the goal of the medical community is to eradicate ovarian cancer as cause from death. “However, this goal is linked to the population arriving in time to receive both an early diagnosis and timely medical attention.”

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He detailed that the ovarian cancer It is a disease that can start in one or both ovaries at the same time, but unfortunately it is almost always detected in advanced stages, so nonspecific of your symptoms.

He pointed out that there are generally non-alterable risk factors that predispose people to develop themsuch as age, family history of cancer, genes, among others.

However, he pointed out, there are other modifiable as the obesityapplication of genital powder and tobacco consumption.

Importance of accompaniment

Adela Ayensa, director of the Salvati association, an organization that supports women with cancer, emphasized the importance of accompanying people diagnosed by their familiesbut also of society, since it is an unknown disease that can find little social empathy.

“The information and awareness of the population is important to improve the panorama of this condition”, Ayensa specified.

In this scenario, AstraZeneca together with Save yourself They presented the campaign “A minute to Check You Out O-various” so that the actors of the health sector unite and bring information closer to society, especially to women.

The goal is for them to learn regarding this cancer and, above all, to take the time to visit their gynecologistas this aspect is crucial for the prognosis of this disease.

“We know that this commemoration helps us so that society turns to see the illness which is still unknown in the country, but our wish is that it be a constant topic on the agenda” commented Hegewisch.

Finally, they pointed out that the joint work between communities and systems of medical care will help catalyze a change in approach to diagnosis and management of ovarian cancer that in the not too distant future will have an impact on the decrease in the mortality rate of this disease.

With information from EFE