The percentage of Bulgarian women with breast cancer has doubled in the last twenty years, doctors warned. The disease is curable but only if caught in early stages.
Nearly 2,000 breast cancer patients were registered in the 1980s but this number surged to 3,548 in 2004, statistics revealed today show.
Monthly breast seld-exam for possible lumps and breast changes are recommended especially for women over 40.
More than 38,000 Bulgarian women live with breast cancer. Breast cancer is one of the most common cause of death among women, doctors announced today in a press conference.
The greatest number of breast cancer cases have been registered in the capital Sofia and the town of Gabrovo.
A number of initiatives were undertaken in Bulgaria in the last few years in a bid to raise awareness of the decease and the ways to prevent it.
source : international.ibox.bg