Women are upset if doctors examine their breasts if they come to the clinic for another reason. Most women believe that cancer is a death sentence. These communities utilize their wildlife resources for the present and future generationsl These resources are being seriously threatened by various environmental practices. This speaker believes, as do many who look at local plants, that disease treatment may be forthcoming from these endangered herbs and fauna. Galicia, an autonomous community in the northwest part of the country has a population of 2.8 million.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for women.
A mammographic screening peogram has been instituted for women age 50-64 and is covered by National Health insurance. This may serve as a marke for disease when serial assays are done. The second study looked at the addition of BCG auto-tumor vaccine immunotherapy. There are no facilities to treat cancer patients with Western medicine in this country. There are local herbalists and many concerns about the environment.