Breast Care

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Ioannis Haveles MD, cMS, PhD
Olga-Maria P. Kotopouli MSc

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Ioannis Haveles is co-founder of the medical company Breast Care and Mental Health. He is a qualified Mastologist - Breast Surgeon.

Biography

Olga-Maria Kotopouli, is co-founder of the medical company Breast Care and Mental Health. She is a Psychologist specialized in Health Psychology.

Biography

Breast imaging

Preventive radiological breast screening

The periodic radiological examination of women without symptoms of breast cancer , practiced in various ways around the world, constitutes the breast screening programme. It is a much discussed topic within and outside medical circles due to popularity of the issue of breast cancer. Unfortunately, this has also led to the existence of misinformation about non-existent risks of screening radiological examinations.

Purpose and objectives of the breast cancer prevention programme

The aim of the prevention programme is to diagnose breast cancer at an earlier stage than without screening. Why? Of course because early breast cancer is completely curable!

Did you know that when breast cancer is diagnosed at less than one centimeter in size, the patient's survival is the same as the general population

The goals that the implementation of mammography in the prevention program has achieved are as follows:

  • We can find smaller lumps than if we did not use it

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  • Multiple scientific studies show a clear reduction in mortality from the time of implementing breast screening
  • With the mass implementation of breast screening, life expectancy of women as a whole increased

Which breast X-ray examinations should I have

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  1. Mammography: The cornerstone of breast cancer prevention and early diagnosis. An affordable test, with comparable results, easy and quick to perform. In many health systems it is the only test prescribed as part of mass prevention. Today, digital mammography and the newer and more accurate method of digital tomosynthesis are widely used

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  2. Breast Ultrasound: A fantastic diagnostic tool for the radiologist, but also to aid invasive breast procedures (see Invasive Breast Ultrasound as applied in the Breast Care Clinic, for guided breast biopsy or as an intraoperative breast ultrasound). In prevention it has a subsidiary position, as a complement to mammography. It is particularly valuable in women with very high breast gland density.
  3. Mammography or MRI of the Breast: Examination that gives very valuable and detailed information about the breasts. Unfortunately, its high cost limits its application in the context of prevention only to young women at very high risk, when they are unable to have a mammogram

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Ioannis Haveles Mastologist Patras advises on the prevention of breast cancer
“The duty of the mammologist is to identify and inform women at high risk who should have a more intensive preventive examination using more complex and personalized methods of prevention.”

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Frequently asked questions

[accordion] [accordion_content title=”Do I need to make an appointment?” active=”1″] Both the Breast Surgeon and the Health Psychologist of the centre accept appointments. This is preferable for everyone’s convenience. Special care is given to emergencies, so please feel free to contact us immediately. [/accordion_content] [accordion_content title=”Are visits covered by EOPYY?” ] The Breast Care and Mental Health Center is not contracted with EOPYY to cover the cost of a visit. However, prescriptions for medications and tests are prescribed by the EHRC. Please note that the pricing policy is tailored to make our specialized services available to the general public. [/accordion_content] [accordion_content title=”Where are the surgeries performed?” active=”1″] Ioannis Haveles operates at the Private Maternity Hospital of Patras and at the Olympio Hospital. The choice is entirely up to the patient. [/accordion_content] [accordion_content title=”Is prescription with EOPYY?” active=”1″] The Breast Care Clinic of Patras is certified for prescription with EOPYY. [/accordion_content] [/accordion]

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