The Region of Murcia was the autonomous community in Spain with the lowest mortality from cancer in 2020
MURCIA, 3 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of the Community, Fernando López Miras, remarked this Wednesday that “the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer are a priority for the regional government together with the management of the pandemic” and has ensured that “the coronavirus accounts for a large part of our efforts but it cannot relegate everything else “, informed sources of the autonomic Administration in a statement.
During a visit to the regional headquarters of the Spanish Association against Cancer (AECC), on the occasion of World Cancer Day that is commemorated tomorrow, February 4, López Miras highlighted that “despite the fact that 2020 and what we have 2021 is being especially complicated due to the pandemic, we have prioritized in all techniques and diagnostic procedures to patients with suspected or diagnosed oncological disease “. In this sense, he has valued that “all the agendas of diagnostic tests and interventions have been maintained.”
Likewise, 100% of the Oncoradiotherapy activity has been maintained, establishing a Contingency Plan for this, all the oncological surgical activity has been maintained and breast and colorectal screening programs continue to be carried out since they are essential to favor early diagnosis . Non-contact consultations with Primary Care have also been promoted to avoid the displacement of these patients, who are more vulnerable to viruses.
In addition, numerous measures have been taken to guarantee care activity and patient safety in systemic treatments such as distancing, increasing the spaces allocated, as well as the schedules, sliding agendas and professionals in the afternoon. A system has also been implemented to avoid the accumulation of patients.
IMPACT IN THE REGION OF MURCIA
During his visit to the regional headquarters of the AECC, López Miras met with its president, Manuel Molina Boix, and his executive committee, whom he thanked for “their commendable work that goes beyond dissemination, awareness-raising and advice”, and has highlighted “the accompaniment they carry out to patients and their families throughout the disease.”
Likewise, the Community has committed to creating, through the Council for Women, Equality, LGTBI, Families and Social Policy, a Social Monitoring Table for cancer patients to advance policies to support these patients.
2,803 DEATHS IN 2020
The Region of Murcia is the community with the lowest mortality from cancer in 2020, as can be seen from the latest report from the Observatory of the Spanish Association against Cancer (AECC) with data on the incidence, prevalence and mortality of this disease.
Thus, specifically in the Region there were 2,803 deaths from cancer (1,028 of women and 1,775 of men), with a rate of 185 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, well below the national average, which stands at 236 cases. In 2019 it was also the community with the lowest mortality from this cause.
According to data from the AECC Cancer Observatory, last year 7,712 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the Region of Murcia (3,228 in women and 4,484 in men), which represents a rate of 510 per 100,000 inhabitants, below the rate national, which stands at 593.
The latest data available from the Murcia Cancer Registry show that between 55 and 84 years of age it is appreciated that the number of cancer cases is notably higher in men than in women, however between 30 and 54 years of age the number of cases is greater in women than in men, mainly due to the incidence of breast cancer at these ages.
The cancer most frequently observed in men is prostate (20 percent of cases registered in men), followed by lung (15 percent of cases), bladder (12 percent), colon (10 percent). ) and straight (5 percent). In women, the most frequently registered cancer is breast (30 percent), followed by colon (9 percent of cases), uterine corpus (6 percent) and thyroid (5 percent), assuming all they together almost half of the cancer cases registered in women.
The Murcian Health Service invested in 2020 about 66 million in cancer drugs, more than 6 percent more than in 2019.
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