One of the problematic that they face women that require a breast cancer diagnosis is that the majority of patients do not have a basic institution that supports them or do not even have social security, so the treatment can be a hard blow for their health. family economy.
This is because the initial expense For diagnosis it may be 30 to 50 thousand pesos in trebiopsies, imaging studies and consultations, said Marineé Torres Aguilar, President of the Medical College of Quintana Roo.
The also oncologist explained that the reasons for the late diagnoses They are first due to not having adequate information on the matter, but above all the feeling of fear that invades a patient, some fall into denial and make the decision to wait before consulting.
In the public institutions The delay in care can be two to four months and although in that period changes in the patient’s condition cannot be guaranteed since this depends on the particular conditions, it must be emphasized that time is crucial to have a better control of the disease.
One of the biggest problems is the delay in care in public hospitals / THIS IS WHY!
Regarding the increase in cases in the entity, he said that this is related to the fact that previously the patients returned to their place of origin such as Campeche, Yucatán or Mexico City to receive care and since now the entity already has care at the Oncological Hospital from Chetumal, makes that have weight in the statistics.
Currently it is very difficult to determine why the age in patientsbut this is related to lifestyle, eating habits, overweight, hormonal treatments high in estrogen, fertilization and the hereditary part. When a case occurs in a very young person, several studies are carried out, since it can There are altered genes that cause the development of a tumor at an early age.
They relate lifestyle to the decrease in the patients’ age / THIS IS WHY!
According to the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (Sinave) so far this year there have been 163 women and a man con malignant tumor of breast. In this regard, the president said that men receive the same treatment; However, why they tend to be more aggressive is still being studied.
He College of Physicians In the entity, it is also added to the pink month, since throughout October there are 30 talks planned to raise awareness on the subject and clarify all doubts that exist in this regard in companies in the tourism industry and schools.
