We know the incidence of gynecological cancers and, above all, breast cancerwhat is most common in women and the second, after colon and rectal cancers, taking into account both sexes. In Spain, 35,000 new cases are diagnosed each year and one in eight women end up suffering from it. “We must continue to emphasize the importance of annual gynecological check-upswhich will allow us to diagnose the disease earlier, in order to offer better treatment and obtain higher survival rates”, underlines the Dr. Carmen Pingarrón Santofimiahead of the gynecology team at Quirónsalud San José Hospital In recent years, Dr Pingarrón recalls, we have made great progress, increasingly conservative breast surgeriesremoving only the tumor and preserving as much healthy tissue as possible; As for the axillary lymph nodes, the sentinel lymph node technique is very widespread, which consists of locating the first lymph node where the cancer cells would go, from the breast, and removing one or two lymph nodes, instead of performing a complete axillary lymphadenectomy. “This procedure obviously results in a fewer complications, improved aesthetics and better acceptance of the disease by the patient», underlines the specialist.
According to him, we must insist on the importance of imaging testssuch as mammograms, breast ultrasounds, MRIs, etc., which are those which ultimately allow the earliest diagnosis to be made, in order to obtain the best results. “It’s true that breast self-examination should not be abandonedbut this cannot be considered sufficient in itself, but rather must be supported by the indicated imaging methods”, continues the doctor from Quirónsalud San José Hospital.
Join forces to fight and defeat breast cancer
“It is important that Let’s join forces to fight breast cancer, working together as gynecologists, radiologists, oncologists and pathologists to give the best approach to each case.as we do now, presenting each patient to the tumor committee so that together we can provide them with the most appropriate guidance possible,” explains Dr. Pingarrón, who emphasizes help, information and new techniques: “Providing a lot of psychological support to patients, providing them with all the new information we have and integrating into our traditional practices all the new technologies – genetic tests or new blood markers, which act as predictors of earlier breast cancer . . that it appears on radiological images – is already part of doctors’ obligations.
Quirónsalud San José Hospital, a center of maternal and child excellence
He Quirónsalud San José Hospital became reference center for maternal and child care of the Madrid private health system whose objective is excellence in the overall care of minors and their family environment. It has neonatal and pediatric surgery and all pediatric specialties.
Thanks to the profound changes undertaken in recent years – innovation in medical-surgical equipment, evolution of treatment techniques, integration of the latest technologies and modernization of its installations – Today, it offers a portfolio of services that covers almost all specialties.with reference equipment, such as angiology and vascular surgery, where it has highly qualified professionals who develop advanced techniques of minimally invasive surgery, for which the latest technical advances in medicine are available.
He also has other specialties such as traumatology, ophthalmology, urology, dermatology, endocrinology, internal medicine, cardiology, among others, as well as a reference service in gynecology and obstetrics and a cutting-edge service in diagnostic imaging.
The Quironsalud San José Hospital offers a 24-hour care in pediatric, gynecological and obstetrical, general and trauma emergencies.
