1 femme sur 10 âgée de 40 ans et plus n’a jamais subi de dépistage du cancer du sein
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Kyra Meister
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kyra.meister@preventcancer.org
Alexandrie, Virginie – One in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime; however, this reality is even more startling when you consider the results of an annual survey du Fondation Prévenir le Cancer, which shows 1 in 10 women ages 40 and older have never had a breast cancer screening.
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La nouvelle vient d'un 2023 report from the Prevent Cancer Foundation that 65% of Americans 21 years of age and older say they are not up to date with one or more routine cancer screenings, including a third of women ages 40 and older who are behind on their breast cancer screening.1 Most people don’t experience signs or symptoms of cancer until it’s in advanced stages, but this and other findings from the Foundation’s first annual Enquête de détection précoce emphasize the need for education surrounding the importance of early detection. Early detection of cancer can mean less extensive treatment, more treatment options and better chances of survival.
Survey participants cite inability to afford the cost (31%), lack of symptoms (25%)2 and fear of a cancer diagnosis (22%) as top reasons for not being up to date on their breast cancer screening. Additionally, 16% of women who are not up to date on their breast cancer screening cite time as a barrier to staying up to date—saying their schedules are too busy or they cannot take time off from work.
Some of the barriers cited above are a result of social determinants of health (SDOH), or conditions in the environments where people live that impact their health, well-being and quality of life.3 SDOH significantly influence a person’s health care journey and can impact access to insurance or preventive care, like routine cancer screenings. The survey highlights how Hispanics are disproportionately impacted by these factors, with Hispanic participants reporting significantly lower rates for breast cancer screening (46%) than Black participants (61%) and white participants (63%).
While the incidence rate of breast cancer is highest among white people, studies report higher death rates among Black people, illustrating a need for continued research and action to eliminate disparities and achieve better outcomes across all populations. Breast cancer is highly curable if found in its early stages before it has spread to surrounding areas of the breast. Getting routine screenings as recommended is key to discovering better outcomes for a disease that takes the lives of more than 40,000 people in the U.S. every year.
“We have come a long way in being able to find breast cancers early to achieve better outcomes, but in order to take advantage of improved technologies and treatments, we need women to get breast cancer screenings,” said Jody Hoyos, CEO of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. “By understanding the problem—the real reasons people aren’t going to the doctor—and working to address the issues identified, we can increase screening rates and empower people to stay ahead of cancer.”
People of average risk4 should follow these screening guidelines:
From ages 25 to 39: Three-year check-up
Talk with your health care provider at least once every three years for risk assessment, risk reduction counseling and a clinical breast exam.
Beginning at age 40: Annual check-up and 2D OR 3D screening mammogram (breast tomosynthesis)
See your health care provider for risk assessment, risk reduction counseling and a clinical breast exam. Get your screening mammogram annually if you are at average risk. Discuss the benefits and risks of screening tests with your health care provider and talk about which screening method is right for you.
Menopause: Hormone replacement therapy
Discutez avec votre fournisseur de soins de santé des risques de cancer du sein associés au traitement hormonal substitutif.
If you are at high risk, talk with your health care provider about beginning annual screening mammograms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at a younger age and/or getting screened more often.
Des informations et des ressources sur tous les types de cancer étudiés dans le cadre de l'Enquête de détection précoce de 2023, y compris des informations sur les dépistages pertinents, sont disponibles sur www.preventcancer.org/betteroutcomes. For more information about breast cancer and ways to reduce your risk, visit www.preventcancer.org/breast.
1Les dépistages de cancer étudiés dans cette enquête concernaient le cancer du sein, le cancer du col de l'utérus, le cancer colorectal, le cancer de la bouche, le cancer du poumon, le cancer de la prostate, le cancer de la peau et le cancer des testicules.
2Routine screening based on guidelines is recommended for people of average risk, even when there are no signs or symptoms of cancer. Symptoms often do not appear until cancer is in avancé stages.
3https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health
4https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/guidelines-detail?category=2&id=1421
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À propos de la Fondation Prévenir le Cancer®
La Fondation Prévenir le Cancer® est les seuls États-Unis-basé organisation à but non lucratif uniquement dédié à cancer prévention et précoce détection. Par la recherche, l'éducation, sensibilisation et plaidoyer, nous avons aidé d’innombrables personnes à éviter un diagnostic de cancer ou à détecter leur cancer suffisamment tôt pour être traité avec succès. Nous sommes conduits par une vision d'un monde où le cancer est évitable, détectable et battable pour tous.
La Fondation se mobilise pour relever le défi de réduire les décès par cancer de 40% d'ici 2035. Pour y parvenir, nous sommes s'est engagé à investir $20 millions dans des technologies innovantes permettant de détecter le cancer à un stade précoce et de progresser multi-dépistage du cancer, $10 millions pour élargir l'accès au dépistage du cancer et à la vaccination médicalement communautés mal desservies et $10 millions pour informer le public sur les options de dépistage et de vaccination.
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