Increasing number of breast diseases in Armenia – doctor

tert.am
17:00 – 25.08.12

An increasing number of women have been detected on different types of
breast diseases in Armenia over the recent years, according to Gayane
Hovakimyan, a specialist at the US-Armenian Health Center.

Speaking to Tert.am, the doctor said that the higher rate is linked to
women’s more frequent visits to the Center.

`The more they turn [to doctors], the more problems are detected,’ she
said. `Women have become more literate and visit doctors without
waiting till the symptoms develop into a disease.’

According to the Center’s statistics, 4,238 women have undergone
tomography examinations since January, with 2,205 more having passed
an additional ultra-sound testing. The latest digital equipment was
used to examine some 2,447 of the patients.

Armenia is the only country on the post-Soviet territory to have
digital mammography equipment, the technology being available only in
51 cities across the world.

Doctors at the center recommend women who have reached a certain age
to apply for diagnostic checkups every six month or every year to
prevent or detect a developing disease at an early stage.

From: A. Papazian