Shocking numbers: breast cancer remains the greatest danger for women in Germany!

Shocking numbers: breast cancer remains the greatest danger for women in Germany!

On April 17, 2025, it became known that the University Hospital Münster (UKM) and the Clemenshospital have started cooperation to create a new breast cancer center. This measure is intended to optimize the supply concepts of both facilities in the area of breast cancer. The aim of the breast cancer center is to offer the many affected people improved and coordinated treatment in order to effectively cope with the increasing number of cases. According to current statistics, around 74,500 women in Germany develop breast cancer annually, which makes this disease the most common cancer in women. It is particularly alarming that one of eight women is affected in the course of their lives, such as Krebsdaten.de emphasized.

In Münster on the same day there was also a critical discussion about information policy on upcoming construction sites on Kemperweg, which should begin on April 28. CDU Council MP Jolanta Vogelberg criticized the inadequate communication of the city administration on this work. In order to better inform the citizens: a consultation hour and the distribution of information notes after the Easter holidays are also planned. These measures are intended to help avoid ambiguities and misunderstandings in the run -up to construction site work, since they could also have an impact on traffic and residents.

affects breast cancer often younger women?

According to the statistics, about a third of the women concerned, according to the statistics. This underlines the urgency of early detection measures. The legal detection program offers annual tactile examinations from the age of 30 from the age of 30 and provides for women between 50 and 75 years of mammography every two years. In the past few years, these screening measures have contributed to the fact that fewer women fall ill with advanced tumors and the death rate of breast cancer continuously drops. There are significant improvements, especially in women between the ages of 60 and 69.

The risk factors for breast cancer are diverse. In addition to genetic influences, lifestyle factors such as overweight, lack of exercise and alcohol consumption also play a role. Hormones also influence the risk. The initiatives of the new breast cancer center in Münster are therefore not only geared towards the treatment, but also to the clarification and prevention in order to be as much as possible for those affected and their families.

The need for effective information and a meaningful cooperation between different health providers is essential to meet the challenges that breast cancer brings. At the same time, the criticism of the citizens shows: In terms of lack of information about local infrastructure projects, the fact that transparency and participation in healthcare and in the municipal area are becoming increasingly important.

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