Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM)
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Medical doctor in the Oncology and Haematology Department at the Valencia Clinical Health Research Institute (INCLIVA), Valencia Clinical Hospital and member of the Long-Term Survivors and Adolescents and Young Adults working groups of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology
SEOM Scientific Secretary
Medical oncologist at the University Hospital of the Canary Islands in Tenerife and coordinator of the Prevention and Early Diagnosis section of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM)
A study published in The Lancet Oncology shows that age-adjusted breast cancer mortality has declined from 1990 to 2023, even though the number of cases has increased. In Spain, the mortality rate for this disease fell by almost 42% during this period, reflecting the success of screening, diagnosis and treatment in high-income countries, according to the article's data. Although incidence and mortality rates will remain stable, the authors predict that population growth and ageing will increase the number of breast cancer cases and deaths between now and 2050.
An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained on over 400,000 mammograms and analyzed in a separate sample of over 240,000 improved cancer risk prediction in cases of dense breasts, which are more common in young women or those with a low body mass index. This is an important factor in screening, especially because it can hinder tumor detection. The results are presented as an abstract, not yet peer-reviewed, at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
World Cancer Day is celebrated on 4 February. Behind the cases of this disease there are people who, although they have overcome it, bear the burden of the diagnosis years after the end of their treatment. Survivors demand the right to be forgotten so as not to suffer financial, employment and social discrimination.