Overview

Breast cancer awareness - a subject that affects millions of women and families worldwide. With early detection and education playing key roles in improving outcomes, it’s important to shed light on the latest advancements, preventive measures, and the importance of regular screenings.

In the interview, Medical dialogues team spoke to Dr Santhosh Kumar Devadas, Consultant Medical Oncology, Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, to bust some common myths around breast cancer.

Medical Dialogues team discussed the below mentioned myths and questions:

1. A lump is the only sign of breast cancer

2. Breast cancer always requires a mastectomy

3. Wearing a bra increases the risk of breast cancer

4. Breast cancer is always hereditary

5. Mammograms are only for older women

6. If there are no symptoms, there is no breast cancer

7. Antiperspirants cause breast cancer

8. How to perform breast self-examination at home?

9. What to expect during a mammogram?

Speakers

Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri

BDS, MDS

Dr Bhumika Maikhuri is a Consultant Orthodontist at Sanjeevan Hospital, Delhi. She is also working as a Correspondent and a Medical Writer at Medical Dialogues. She completed her BDS from Dr D Y patil dental college and MDS from Kalinga institute of dental sciences. Apart from dentistry, she has a strong research and scientific writing acumen. At Medical Dialogues, She focusses on medical news, dental news, dental FAQ and medical writing etc.

Dr Santhosh Kumar Devadas

Dr Santhosh Kumar Devadas (MBBS, MD(Internal Medicine), DM (Medical Oncology),ECMO) is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru. He has over 11 years of experience in the field of Medical Oncology and Bone marrow transplantation. His clinical expertise includes blood cancers and stem cell transplantation. His other areas of interest include breast cancer and gynaecological cancer. He has a keen interest in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromes. He heads the Center of Hematology and Bone marrow transplant (CHBMT) at Ramaiah Hospitals and has been instrumental in driving the center towards excellence in outcomes and quality. His research interests include multiple myeloma, qualitative research, implementation research and hereditary cancers.