La Paz, Baja California Sur (OEM-Informex) .- Through the application of health protocols for the prevention of Covid-19 and with the professional and committed support of its staff, the Baja California Sur Health Secretariat has preserved the operation of the new State Oncology Center (CEO), which in 2021 already provided more than a thousand consultations to South Californians and South Californians who have symptoms of a cancer condition or who already have a confirmed diagnosis.
Despite the great challenge that the new coronavirus has posed to the national health system, the entity implemented strategies to give continuity to the provision of essential services, such as care for cancer patients provided in this specialized medical unit, where To date, 22 surgeries have been performed, mostly to remove lymph nodes, said the head of the branch in the entity, Víctor George Flores.
Special provisions were established, such as the application of a sanitary filter at its access, a station for hand disinfection was placed, a staggered appointment scheduling scheme was adopted so as not to generate crowds of patients, and the provision of protective equipment was guaranteed. staff for the workers of this state health institution, which has state-of-the-art technology to treat people with abnormal cell growth in some part of their body, he added.
At the end of last April, more than 1,400 radiation therapy sessions with the latest generation linear accelerator have been carried out at the CEO, benefiting 88 patients. In addition, there have been 57 brachytherapy sessions to 19 women diagnosed with cervical cancer and 167 chemotherapy sessions, as part of the comprehensive care provided in this specialized medicine unit, he commented.
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Outpatient examinations such as colposcopies have also been performed, which allow the early identification of potentially cancerous lesions in the cervix, and breast cancer diagnostic services continue with more than 400 mammograms performed. In this sense, he summoned the South Californian women between 40 and 69 years of age, to contact the telephone line 8002278483 and schedule at their appointment to carry out this study, which gives the opportunity to detect irregularities when they are not yet perceptible to sight or touch.
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