After the summer break, the new season of “15 minutes with…” starts again, the talk on health of the University Hospital of Cagliari in collaboration with the Unione Sarda group .
October is the month of breast cancer prevention and the first episode is entirely dedicated to this pathology.
On the occasion of the restart, the first appointment is double , "15 minutes ... + 15", and is broadcast today at 5 pm on the social networks of the Aou of Cagliari (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube), on the website www.aoucagliari.it, on the page Facebook of the Unione Sarda and on Unionesarda.it.
As always, viewers will be able to ask questions live . Tomorrow the readers of the Sardinian Union will find the in-depth information on the “Health” insert of the newspaper.
Guests of the column, conducted by the journalist Fabrizio Meloni , Head of Communication and External Relations of the Aou, will be Dr. Massimo Dessena , breast surgeon at the Duilio Casula Polyclinic, Dr. Maria Antonietta Barracciu , head of the Breast Center of the Asl of Cagliari, and the doctor Mariele Dessì , oncologist at the Duilio Casula Polyclinic.
THE FOCUS - In Sardinia every year there are about 1500 new cases of breast cancer and 1 in 8 women is at risk of developing breast cancer. In Italy, this pathology records important numbers , just think that in 2020 there were 55,000 new diagnoses of carcinomas of the female breast and in 2021 deaths were estimated 12,500.
The net survival 5 years after diagnosis is 88% and for this reason knowing the alarm bells, adopting a healthy lifestyle, knowing one's course having the ability to identify any changes and take regular preventive action over time are valuable allies against breast cancer.
The talk “15 minutes with…” is edited by Aou Cagliari News , the newspaper of the university hospital. Agile and simple format, it includes 15 minutes of question and answer with the specialists and the possibility for the public to ask questions live.
(Unioneonline)
