Europa Donna Unites Europe Against Breast Cancer

The European advocacy perspective on mammography screening.

Controversy and publicity about the value of mammography screening programs continue in Europe and across the globe. As Europe's breast cancer advocacy organisation, Europa Donna-The European Breast Cancer Coalition advocates for mammography screening as one of the essential services to which all women should have access, stipulating, however, that mammography screening programs must be set up ...

Anticancer properties of chitosan against osteosarcoma, breast cancer and cervical cancer cell lines

Background: Cancer refers to the abnormal growth of cells and is still the most common cause of morbidity in world. The purpose of this study was to determine cytotoxicity effect of high molecular weight (HMWC) and low molecular weight of chitosan (LMWC) on three cancerous cell lines MCF-7, HeLa and Saos-2 with different histological origin. Methods: The anticancer property of two types of chi...

Standards in breast surgery – Breast Units – future and necessity

Breast cancer is the most common type of malignant neoplasm affecting women. In Poland there are nearly 15 500 new cases of the disease and over 5200 deaths due to it observed annually. As it was necessary to provide those suffering from breast cancer with combined highly specialist treatment, it was required that separate units specialising in breast surgery be established. In Europe they are ...

Breast Implants and Breast Cancer

The European patient advocacy perspective on specialist breast units and accreditation.

Europa Donna--The European Breast Cancer Coalition has been advocating for all women to have access to care in specialist breast units since 2003. Two European Parliament Resolutions, (2003 and 2006) as well as the Written Declaration against breast cancer in the EU of 2010 called on member states to ensure that all women in the European Union have access to treatment in such units set up in ac...