The experts who have been cited in the XVII Symposium on Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer have declared that the cancer patients who have died from Covid – 19 are 20%. However, those patients who have died from Covid – 19 and suffered from lung cancer amounted to 35%. In addition, the experts declared that the latter would be more susceptible to suffering a “serious illness”.
The specialist of the Hospital 12 de Octubre, Dr. Luis Paz – Ares, together with Alfredo Cerrato of the Medical Oncology Service of the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital in Madrid and Dr. Javier Cortés, specialist of the International Breast Cancer Center of Madrid and the Institute Vall d´Hebron Oncology Department in Barcelona, coordinated the opening day of this congress.
We understand that lung cancer patients They are NOT more susceptible to the virus, but if they do contract it, they are more likely to have complications from their underlying disease. Due to their risk of experiencing complications, patients with lung cancer they must be extremely vigilant to prevent disease.
These patients can be protected by following the guidelines on preventing transmission of the virus. This includes washing your hands frequently for at least 20 seconds or using a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose or after touching surfaces in a public place. Where possible, social distancing (for example, staying home or avoiding public transportation and events) is recommended, particularly in communities where COVID-19 is spreading.
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If I am in active treatment, am I more susceptible to contracting the disease?
Concerns about getting sick from infections are greatest when a patient receives chemotherapy, particularly with regard to your body’s ability to generate an immune response to fight certain infections and the reserves your body has to fight infection.
This is no different for COVID-19 in general terms, but it is important to note that we do not know how the treatment could specifically interact with COVID-19. In summary, if your treatment is immunosuppressive, it is likely a risk factor.
It can help to start a regular exercise routine at home. Include basic exercises, upper extremity exercises, and breathing exercises, such as those you learned in your pulmonary rehabilitation program. Have a special area in your home where you do this every day. Also, don’t allow yourself to become sedentary; keep walking, even if only indoors.
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How many panels of experts have there been at the XVII Symposium on Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer?
During the opening day of the XVII Symposium on Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer, six expert tables were located: Lung, Digestive Tumors, Breast and Gynecology, Urological Tumors and Miscellaneous, and the role of the Molecular Committee on Tumors from a “practical and transversal ”with the aim of“ discussing ”the molecular characteristics of different types of tumors and“ reaching a consensus on the best personalized treatment ”.
Dr. Paz – Ares has spoken about molecular tumor committees. The doctor has declared that this organ is “in birth” in many of the Spanish hospitals. Javier Cortés believes that “it is important to reduce democracy.” Cortés has stated that “we must give more scholarships, offer more research and, above all, extrapolate the research to the company” and convinced that “what is given free must be returned to society free of charge and, if not, in the form of patents ”.
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Cortés has stated that cancer detection is almost immediate
Dr. Javier Cortés, specialist at the International Breast Cancer Center in Madrid and the Vall d’Hebron Oncology Institute in Barcelona, has stated that in recent times “we are capable of diagnosing cancer patients when the disease is practically microscopic”.
On the other hand, in the future “we will be able to diagnose the disease when it is minimally objective”,
thanks to liquid biopsy and other techniques that “enrich precision oncology”, among which he cited artificial intelligence.
Dr. Paz – Ares has claimed that oncology services should be mixed services
Dr. Paz – Ares claims that oncology services should be made up of mixed medical personnel. The expert also appealed to include experts in molecular biology in the “multidisciplinarity” of the approach to cancer, in bioinformatic analysis and in treatment directed at molecular therapeutic targets.
Dr. Alfredo Carrato has indicated that “translational or laboratory research applied to the patient requires greater funds to increase their speed in achieving practical results” and, after recalling that cancer is the leading cause of death in our society and that its incidence is increasing, he considered it “important” that health planning “take this reality into account” to “optimize” primary prevention, screening programs and create a structure capable of offering “an accurate diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment, updated and personalized of cancer to the entire population ”.
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