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How to interpret the redness and wound around the nipple | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


Eczema was suspected when there was red flaking around the nipple. However, since the same findings can be detected in cancer of the breast skin, a biopsy can be performed in this disease.

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What should be done if there is redness and thickening in one area of the breast skin? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


If there is redness, pain and oedema in one or all parts of the breast, mastitis, i.e. inflammation of the breast, should come to mind first. But breast cancer should also be kept in the back of the m

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Does the likelihood of cancer increase with age? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ,


Advanced age is a very important factor in breast cancer. Especially after the age of fifty, the risk of breast cancer increases. In a study, it was found that there was a fourfold difference between

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What are the symptoms of breast cancer ? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


We can be a little suspicious in such cases when the nipple is retracted, the nipple is already or immediately asymmetrically enlarged, there is a bloody breast discharge at the beginning of the breas

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How to detect breast cancer | Prof. Dr Bülent ÇİTGEZ


If the radiology is good, ninety-nine per cent of mammography will see that mass. If it is not seen anyway, we are not in a position to intervene in it. However, depending on its visibility, that is,

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What should be done to prevent breast cancer ? | Prof. Dr Bülent ÇİTGEZ


There is actually nothing to do to prevent breast cancer. Only if there is a genetic predisposition, if there is a BRCA positive, which we call BRCA positive in genetic screening, maybe breast surgery

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What are the stages of breast cancer, how is it done ? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


It is done according to the size of the breast mass and whether the armpit or any other organ is involved. The best stage is stage one, of course. In other words, if the tumour is between zero and two

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What is the process after the diagnosis of breast cancer ? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


In breast cancer, if a single mass is only in one part of the breast, that is, when we divide it into four, top, bottom, right, left. If it is only in one part, it is enough to remove that area. But i

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How is the mass detected in the breast investigated ? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


Mostly cancer. Ninety-five per cent. It is not cancer. Firstly, an ultrasound can be performed according to the age group if the patient is between the ages of twenty and forty and there is no risk gr

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When should breast ultrasonography be performed ? | Prof. Dr Bülent ÇİTGEZ


Ultrasound does not give good results when there is dense breast tissue, because mammography does not give good results, imagine a dense wall, you give X-rays there, you cannot see inside the bricks w

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How is breast conserving surgery performed ? | Prof. Dr Bülent ÇİTGEZ


If the breast mass is large and suitable for breast conservation, then we call it local breast cancer and apply neogen chemotherapy. We shrink the mass and remove only that area as if we found it for

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What are the early diagnosis methods in breast cancer ? | Prof. Dr Bülent ÇİTGEZ


What are the early diagnosis methods in breast cancer? 

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Why does breast cancer occur ? | Prof. Dr Bülent ÇİTGEZ


Cancer, as you know, is an abnormal proliferation of cells that cannot stop themselves. This is specific to each organ. It's different. The biggest factor on the breast is being a woman. It is a hundr

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What are needle biopsies in breast cancer, how are they performed ? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


If there is a suspicious lesion on radiological imaging, we recommend a thick needle biopsy. Fine needle biopsy is also performed, but fine needle biopsy gives a steological diagnosis, it may not give

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Can breast cancer be seen while pregnant ? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


Although rare, breast cancer can also occur during pregnancy.

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Is breast cancer treatment during pregnancy harmful to the mother and baby ? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


Surgical intervention can be performed especially in the second period, i.e. after the second period, in a pregnant mother-to-be. Chemotherapy can be performed before or after delivery depending on th

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Can men get breast cancer ? | Prof. Dr Bülent ÇİTGEZ


Although it is very rare, breast cancer can also be seen in men. One male breast cancer is seen for every one hundred female breast cancers.

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Mammography at 40 saves lives! | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


It is useful for women who have reached the age of forty to undergo mammography and ultrasound annually. If no pathological image is detected in mammography and ultrasound, annual follow-up is appropr

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What is microcalcification in mammography ? | Prof. Dr. Bülent ÇİTGEZ


If micro calcifications are detected on mammograms during follow-up, surgical intervention may be considered depending on the shape and number of micro calcifications. If the technique of the hospital

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What is the appearance of the breast after breast cancer surgery? Prof. Dr Bülent ÇİTGEZ


General Surgeon Prof. Dr Bülent Çitgez, how does the breast look after breast cancer surgery?

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