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    Increasing number of breast diseases in Armenia - doctor

    tert.am
    17:00 - 25.08.12


    An increasing number of women have been detected on different types of
    breast diseases in Armenia over the recent years, according to Gayane
    Hovakimyan, a specialist at the US-Armenian Health Center.

    Speaking to Tert.am, the doctor said that the higher rate is linked to
    women's more frequent visits to the Center.

    `The more they turn [to doctors], the more problems are detected,' she
    said. `Women have become more literate and visit doctors without
    waiting till the symptoms develop into a disease.'

    According to the Center's statistics, 4,238 women have undergone
    tomography examinations since January, with 2,205 more having passed
    an additional ultra-sound testing. The latest digital equipment was
    used to examine some 2,447 of the patients.

    Armenia is the only country on the post-Soviet territory to have
    digital mammography equipment, the technology being available only in
    51 cities across the world.

    Doctors at the center recommend women who have reached a certain age
    to apply for diagnostic checkups every six month or every year to
    prevent or detect a developing disease at an early stage.




    From: A. Papazian
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