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Urges breast cancer survivor to take action for women’s health


TIJUANA, MAY 27, 2022.- As a case of success is defined Viridiana who was diagnosed in 2019 with stage 3 breast cancerafter three years of treatment, the young woman thanked the entire medical team at Tijuana General Hospital (HGT), for having been a fundamental part of her recovery and urges women to take action for their physical and emotional health.

At the age of 31, she noticed a small anomaly in her right breast, so she went to have her mammogram, she lived in Cancun and decided to travel to Tijuana to seek care at the HGT, because it is an institution that has a specialized medical team, in addition to serving patients who do not have social security, plot.

In that sense, the young woman, after receiving the diagnosis, thought that at her age it was rare, however, explained that she is a carrier of an inherited gene that increases the chances of developing cancer, so she began her treatment, which consisted of eight chemotherapies, before undergoing surgery.

He especially thanked the Dr. Marcelino Morales, Head of Oncology at HGT, as well as the nurses who collaborate in the unit; ”Doctors are instruments to help people like us,” she said.

He reiterated that men and women are responsible for their physical and emotional health, take care of their eating habits, attend medical check-ups in a timely manner, stay active and lead a healthy lifestyle, are some of the health actions that can be implemented.

“We cannot throw in the towel and say that there is no longer a solution, You have to be optimistic and never lose faith, in ourselves, in the doctors and in God,” she said.

Finally, she urged women to commemorate the International Day of Health Actions for Women, carrying out the pertinent reviews and studies to detect any anomaly in a timely manner, recalled that they can request their Pap and Mammography studies in the Rosa Module of the hospital.

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