{"id":8725,"date":"2023-10-17T16:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapis-hospital.gr\/new-breast-clinic-at-therapis-general-hospital\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:18:31","slug":"new-breast-clinic-at-therapis-general-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapis-hospital.gr\/en\/new-breast-clinic-at-therapis-general-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"New Breast Clinic at Therapis General Hospital."},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;10&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; 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width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Breast cancer<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is the most common cancer in women and is the first cause of cancer death in the female population.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is statistically established that<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a01 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0This possibility, unfortunately, is even greater when it is combined with a burdened family history.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">25th of October is considered a worldwide breast cancer prevention month.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;10&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A prompt<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0: It is very important to visit\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">specialist mammologist \u2013 breast surgeon<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Depending on the individual and family history of each woman and based on the clinical examination (palpation) of the breast and the imaging tests, the mammologist gives personalized instructions on how prevention should be carried out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the established international guidelines, regular self-palpation (palpation by the woman herself) once a month, but also palpation by a specialist mammologist once a year, in combination with a mammogram from the age of 40 and further, is the necessary prevention. Breast ultrasound can strengthen the diagnosis in some women as a complementary test.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Therapis General Hospital<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0begins the operation of the specialized \u201cBreast Clinic\u201d on\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Monday, October 23, and every Monday.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The responsibility and coordination of the clinic lies with the Breast Surgeon &amp; Mammologist\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dr. Pagona I. Markellou,<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Deputy Director of the Breast Center in St. Gallen, Switzerland.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;6697&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;None&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;10&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he doctor\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pagona I. Markellou\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">comes from Sofiko of Corinth. In 2003, he was admitted to the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.P.Th.) after passing the Hellenic Examinations, where he graduated in 2009 with \u201cvery well.\u201d She spent the last year of her studies at the Medical School of the University of Leipzig in Germany and received a scholarship from the State Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.) due to excellent performance (Excellent \u2013 \u200b\u200b10).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Immediately after her studies, she trained for five years as a specialist at the University Clinic of Gastrointestinal, Transplantation, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery of the Medical School of Leipzig. She completed her specialty at the 2016st Pre-educational Surgery Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, at the G.N.A. Hippocrates (Director: Prof. G. K. Zografos). In 2017, he received the specialty title \u201cViszeralchirurgie\u201d from the Saxony Medical Association in Dresden, Germany. In XNUMX, he received the title of \u201cSurgery\u201d specialty from the Region of Attica.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From 2017 to 2018, he performed Field Service at the border-barren Regional Clinic of Kleisoura Kastoria and at the General Hospital of Kastoria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2018, she moved to Switzerland, where she worked for five years at the Breast Center of the Canton of St. Gallen Hospital, first as Curator A and then as Deputy Director. During all these years, he gained a lot of experience in all areas of diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases. In 2023, he received a specialization in Mammology and Breast Surgery from the Swiss Medical Association (Schwerpunkt Chirurgische Senologie FMH).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;10&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Throughout her career, the doctor taught undergraduate students at the Medical Schools of Leipzig, Athens, as well as St. Gallen and Zurich. She was also a trainer of numerous medical specialists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He has been a member of the organizing committee of conferences and seminars and has given numerous speeches. He holds Good Clinical Practice Certificates (GCP), which are necessary for participation in clinical studies as a researcher. He participated in numerous multicenter studies and even as the Principal Investigator of the current international study 3th phase TAXIS (Tailored Axillary Surgery with or without axillary lymph node dissection followed by radiotherapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She is a doctoral candidate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with the title of her doctoral thesis \u201cStudy of cell proliferation markers in patients with gynecomastia\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Find\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Therapis General Hospital<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on social media:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therapisgeneralhospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Instagram<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TherapisGeneral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Facebook<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/therapis-general-hospital-athens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5jEhmMX4eD9ST89mymavBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">YouTube<\/span><\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; 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