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June Spotlight

In June, Le Club focuses on Breast Cancer Screening & Surgery – with added resources, links and articles. It’s an opportunity to ask questions, read up on the latest research, talk to other women and maybe even offer some advice of your own.

Breast cancer is one of the top health concerns for women. It is the most common cancer among women, other than skin cancer. One woman in nine will develop breast cancer by age 85.

The good news is that survival rates have increased steadily in recent decades. Five-year survival rates for early-stage breast cancer are now over 90 per cent. But one of the keys to successful outcomes is early detection.

Breast cancer screening using mammography and clinical breast examination is a cornerstone of early detection. Mammography is an x-ray of the breast that provides detailed pictures of breast tissue. Clinical breast exams are physical exams done by health-care professionals. Both can help detect early-stage cancer.

The type of surgery required for breast cancer depends on several factors, including the how big the tumour is and where it’s located. Many women opt to have reconstructive breast surgery to rebuild the breast. There are several different types of reconstructive surgery, some of which use an implant and some of which use tissue from another part of the body to rebuild the breast.

Surgical care and early detection are two key elements in improving breast cancer outcomes. That’s why Le Club is talking about Breast Cancer Screening & Surgery.

This month in Le Club

Ask the Expert

• Our guest experts in June are the nurses from the Henrietta Banting Breast Centre at Women’s College Hospital. Read their bio here, and send in your questions on this month’s topic: Breast Cancer Screening & Surgery.
• Last month, you submitted your questions about Obesity &
  Depression. Read the answers from May’s guest expert, Dr. Valerie Taylor, psychiatrist-in-chief at Women’s College Hospital, mental health chair for the Canadian Obesity Network, and national director of the bariatric surgery psychiatry program.

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• Find out more about Breast Cancer Screening & Surgery and other health topics in our Health A-Z section.

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