While cancer types that affect millions of people take many people away from life every year, General Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Sinan Sayır said, “Early diagnosis is life-saving. When there are symptoms, they should come earlier, they should not wait. They forced a patient to come in, the mass in her breast had grown outward. She came at stage 4 size, although she knew the mass in her breast. If any lesion is encountered, a specialist should definitely be consulted.”
While a large number of people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the world, mortality rates also attract attention. Experts emphasize the importance of early diagnosis at every opportunity while informing about the factors that cause cancer formation. Op. Dr. Sinan Sayır from the General Surgery Department of Silivri State Hospital drew attention to the importance of early diagnosis and screening programs while talking about cancer types. Op. Dr. Sayır said that smoking is the leading factor in many cancers and that people should listen to their complaints.
“Smoking is one of the most important factors in many cancers”
Pointing out that early diagnosis is of great importance in cancer, General Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Sinan Sayır said, “Apart from genetic factors that cause cancer, there are many environmental factors, obesity is one of them. For lung and bladder cancers, smoking and increased use of chemical foods. Smoking is one of the most important factors in many cancers. My most important suggestion is; firstly, not to smoke, secondly, to eat more natural foods rather than foods with toxic content and high chemical components, and thirdly, to use diagnostic methods more. Early diagnosis is really important and life-saving, especially in breast cancer. People with persistent cough, phlegm, persistent bloody phlegm, chest pains, weight loss and smoking history should definitely consult a specialist for lung cancer, one of the most common types of cancer. An early diagnosis and catching the mass before it reaches a smaller metastatic size makes the treatment much more feasible. Digestive system cancers are also very serious. There is something like this among the people; it spreads when the knife hits, this is not true. Under appropriate conditions and circumstances, every type of cancer should be intervened at the appropriate time. The lesion that you do not touch can grow even bigger and first spread to neighboring lymph nodes, then metastasize throughout the body, spreading to organs such as liver, lung, bone, brain, and may reach a size that no longer responds to treatment. Herbs can damage it, or it can do nothing and grow spontaneously with the existing lesion. It may become uncontrollable. Preventive medicine is very important, factors that cause cancer should be avoided.”
“She came in stage 4 size, although she knows that she has a mass in her breast”
Stating that people should pay attention to their complaints, Op. Dr. Sayır said, “Smoking should be minimized and avoided for lung cancer, or smoking for colorectal, stomach, bladder, prostate, breast cancers. Obesity is one of the most important factors in breast cancer. Obesity is also one of the causes of colorectal and colon cancers and should be avoided. When there are symptoms, they should come earlier, they should not wait. For example, if a person with bleeding in the anal area is accompanied by constipation, bloating in the abdomen, if there is a family history of cancer, they should consult a specialist earlier and screening should be done earlier. A patient I operated on just a week ago did not realize that he had a large intestine tumor and came with complaints of occasional bloating in the abdomen. Finally, that tumor completely blocked the large intestine and caused a severe enlargement in the upper part. Finally, the intestine was perforated. This patient did not come when he felt complaints such as constipation and bleeding from the rectum, which he had complaints. If she had come early when she did, maybe the surgery would not have been so aggressive. Regarding the breast, a patient was forced to come, she did not want to come, the mass in her breast had grown outward. When she arrived, the tests we did showed that it was metastatic to both lymph nodes and bones. Now oncology has to look at it before anything we can do. It came at stage 4, whereas this patient knew beforehand that she had a mass in her breast. It was a small lesion, and if she had come earlier, if we had diagnosed it early with an ultrasound, mammography, and if necessary biopsy results, if the necessary surgical and oncologic treatment had been performed, perhaps she would have been cured, and we have many such patients. Every woman should regularly examine her breast starting from the age of 20. If she encounters any lesion, she should definitely consult a specialist. After the age of 40, every woman should have a mammogram once a year and an ultrasound once a year. There is nothing to be ashamed of, otherwise cancer can develop to a much different advanced stage. Breast cancer is a type of cancer that can be seen in one out of every 10 women throughout their lives.”
