Breakthroughs Today

The survivors of breast cancer are living testimonies of the brave spirit of the females. Breakthroughs salutes them this Pink Month of October! THIS Pink Month of October again reminds us the struggles of Filipinas against the deadly breast cancer. And I applaud the tenacity of those who survived the difficult battle for their lives. Such an indomitable feminine spirit! The Philippine Cancer Society released last October the 2010 Breast Cancer Facts and Estimates—Philippines, noting that breast cancer remain the leading cause of cancer deaths among women (third among the genders). It continues its steady rise since 1980 at 0.9 percent yearly average. The Philippines also continues to have the lowest survival rate (47%) among its Asian neighbors, a far cry from the 80-98 percent already achieved in developed countries. Worldwide, women younger than 45 years constitute 10 percent of the diagnosed cases. The battle towards a better survival rates remains; and it wi

Preserving a persons capability to procreate is one of the worst nightmares when facing cancer disease and its subsequent treatments. Current medical science and technology somehow have done its part in attempting to preserve human fertility for the time when the person becomes free from the deadly cancer disease. CHARLES Allen said: “When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you’re slamming the door in the face of God.”  The Pink October celebration is a living testimony that breast cancer survivors had reaped positively from a past decision of not “slamming the door in the face of God.” In a previous article this month, I left you with an understanding that medical technology in developed countries has gone far in its effort to preserve the fertility of a breast cancer patient even before she starts the treatment regimen. This is particularly important among patients who are childless at the time of cancer diagnosis, and still desire to have children in the future