The head of the Gynecology Team at the Quirónsalud San José Hospital, Dr. Carmen Pingarrón Santofimia, has stressed on the occasion of the International Day of the fight against breast cancer, this Saturday, October 19, the “transcendence” of the annual gynecological check-ups for early detection.
“We must continue to insist on the importance of annual gynecological check-ups, which will allow us to make an earlier diagnosis of the disease, in order to offer a best treatment and achieve higher survival rates,” he emphasizes.
In recent years, Pingarrón recalls, much progress has been made, performing increasingly conservative breast surgeriesremoving only the tumor and safeguarding as much healthy tissue as possible; As for the axillary nodes, the sentinel node technique is widespread, which consists of locating the first node where the cancer cells would go, from the breast, and removing one or two nodes, instead of performing a complete axillary lymphadenectomy.
“This procedure, obviously, results in fewer complications, improved aesthetics and better acceptance of the disease by the patient,” emphasizes the specialist. In his opinion, we must insist on the importance of imaging tests, such as mammograms, breast ultrasounds, MRIs, etc.., which are the ones that finally give the earliest diagnosis, in order to obtain the best results.
“It is true that breast self-examination should not be abandoned, but in itself it cannot be considered sufficient, but rather it must be supported by the indicated imaging methods,” continues the doctor from the Quirónsalud San José Hospital.
Furthermore, he recalled that it is important to join forces to combat breast cancer. “Let us work together as gynecologists, radiologists, oncologists, and anatomopathologists to give the best approach to each case, just as we currently do, presenting each patient to the tumor committee so that together we can provide them with the most suitable guidance possible,” says the doctor. Pingarrón, who also emphasizes help, information and new techniques.
“Give a lot of psychological support to patients, provide them with all the new information we have at our disposal and incorporate all new technologies into our traditional practices – genetic tests or new blood markers, which act as predictors of breast cancer before that appears on radiological images – is already part of the physicians’ obligations,” he concludes.
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