Free event on August 29th highlights lifestyle habits that impact risk in young people

Gramado, RS — Although breast cancer is most often diagnosed after age 50, recent statistics reveal a significant increase among young women. Data for 2022 from Brazilian Society of Mastology (SBM) They show that the incidence of the disease in women under 35 now represents 5% of total cases, when it used to represent about 2%. In addition, between 2009 and 2020, cases in women under 40 increased from 7.9% to 21.8% — an increase of almost 15 points in just one decade.

O Cura Talks Gramado 2025, promoted by the Cura Project Institute, will be held on August 29th, of 8:30 to 18:00, at the Lupicinio Rodrigues Theater — Hotel Wish Serrano, in Gramado (RS). O free event will address the impact of this scenario and will discuss how lifestyle habits and risk factors may be associated with this early disease growth.

The main factors pointed to this increase include:

• Sedentary lifestyle, obesity, diet rich in ultra-processed foods;
• Alcohol consumption and smoking;
• Late pregnancy or absence of children;
• Family history and genetic mutations (BRCA1, BRCA2, and TP53)

Young women are usually diagnosed at more advanced stages, precisely because they are outside the recommended age ranges for screening with mammography (starting at 40 - in the SUS only at 50), in addition to the greater density of breast tissue, which makes early detection difficult.

With the theme “Integrated Care in Breast Cancer”, the event will bring together experts to discuss:

• Getting to Know Breast Cancer
• Cancer in young women - what changes?
• Importance of the multidisciplinary approach in the breast cancer patient's journey
• Understanding the breast PCDT and its integration with the multidisciplinary team
• Life as it is: what happens after treatment?

Aimed at patients, family members, health professionals and everyone interested in the topic, Cura Talks seeks to promote active listening, exchange of experiences and scientific updating in a welcoming and accessible way.

“Comprehensive care in the treatment of cancer is fundamental, because those who get sick are human beings. The impact of diagnosis and treatment goes far beyond a tumor. It affects the being, the subject, who, in addition to a body, has emotions, beliefs, habits, culture, and other aspects. It also affects family, friends and, I would say, society. We are social beings. When treatment considers all these dimensions, the results tend to be better, both in terms of physical health and quality of life. Therefore, we need an integrated team, with doctors, nutritionists, psychologists, social workers, physical trainers, speech therapists, and other professionals, to reduce treatment gaps”, says Fernanda Schwyter — Founder and President of the Cura Project Institute.

O Cura Project Institute, a non-profit initiative, works by mobilizing resources for oncology research in Brazil and connecting science, society, and human care. The event takes place in parallel with Gramado Breast Cancer Congress, aimed at doctors.

Free registrations through Sympla: https://www.sympla.com.br/evento/cura-talks-gramado/3020042

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Event: Cura Talks Gramado
Date: August 29, 2025 (Friday)
Schedule: From 8:30 to 18:00
Local: Lupicinio Rodrigues Theater — Hotel Wish Serrano
Address: Av. das Horténsias, 1480 — Gramado (RS)
Free registrations: https://www.sympla.com.br/evento/cura-talks-gramado/3020042

More information: https://www.projetocura.org/blog/instituto-projeto-cura-realiza-cura-talks-gramado-durante-o-congresso-cancer-de-mama-gramado-2025

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