CEMENURNK: High-Tech Nuclear Medicine & Radiotherapy Center Inaugurated in Formosa

2023-12-15 20:30:15

On December 15, 2022, the “Pdte” Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy was officially inaugurated. Dr. Néstor C. Kirchner” (CEMENURNK) of Formosa, a specialized care institution equipped with the most modern technology in the country.

One year following this event, historic for the province and the region, it is highlighted that “the treatments are super successful, short, very effective”, within the reach of patients with or without social work.

On December 15, Governor Gildo Insfrán and the then President, Alberto Fernández, carried out the inauguration of the center.

Since the launch of CEMENURNK, the public health system was strengthened, guaranteeing that patients – with and without social work – can treat the oncological pathologies that afflict them in their own place, near their families, avoiding uprooting. .

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Patients receive comprehensive assistance and support from a large professional team of human resources trained for this purpose and with the most modern technology, which includes, among other advanced equipment, the cyclotron, a particle accelerator that allows the generation of radiopharmaceuticals, which came to complete the nuclear medicine circuit in Formosa.

In this context, the Minister of Human Development, Aníbal Gómez, said that “today we can talk regarding the Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy, which has been in operation for one year with tremendous success in terms of the quality of its services and the service it provides to the people who need it most, whether or not they have social work, with or without money.”

He noted that thanks to the creation of this advanced center, the patient “does not need to move to another province because in Formosa he receives the highest quality of service that can be provided in Argentina to combat cancer.”

Equipment owned by the Formosa Nuclear Medicine Center

For example, with regard to prostate cancer, state-of-the-art SRT treatments are being carried out, shortened to five days, which are radiosurgery (this treatment normally lasts 39 days, so it is an extremely important advance). .

Regarding breast cancer, the center has a digital mammograph and the first mammotome in the region (the other closest is in Rosario), which is used to perform a 3D stereotactic guided biopsy.

The facility is also equipped with a GE tomograph, a versa HD linear accelerator, a brachytherapy operating room and a synergy linear accelerator, which allows the production of the radioactive material necessary to carry out medical diagnoses.

From July of last year to December, 566 patients were treated. Radiation therapy treatments include brachytherapy, 3D, IMRT, and VMAT.

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A human team that contains

CEMENURNK not only became a beacon of hope, but also a meeting point between medical science and human affection.

“I came afraid and interviewed the doctor. I met a beautiful person, a professional with capital letters who advised me and gave me options so I wouldn’t get discouraged. So I kept going,” said a former patient.

“Coming is no longer a tragedy, I come happy, I come to see the girls, the boys, you feel at home,” considered a woman who had to be treated for breast cancer.

“I decided to stay and I don’t regret it, because from the moment I arrived – destroyed -, I found the science that cures the sick, but above all affection from the entrance to the exit,” another patient expressed with gratitude.

Berta Roth, the vice president of the “Néstor Kirchner” Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Foundation, explained that at CEMENURNK they developed a “quality of life service,” which focuses on “continuous care” and addresses other aspects of the medicinal sphere, as well as the way of life of each patient.

“There are psychologists who work to lower the level of anxiety required to face this pathology, which is not easy because no one likes the idea of ​​having a tumor. Also nutritionists who guide the patient regarding food consumption,” Roth said regarding the Wellness and Quality of Life service, which to date has served 341 patients in the area of ​​nutrition, 348 in psychology and has held workshops. family for 98.

In short, the words of gratitude for the care expressed by the majority of CEMENURNK patients are evidence that the medicine it promotes has two fundamental pillars: its technical specialization, and above all, humanity when carrying out its daily work.

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