Specialists highlight the importance of early detection for the cure of cancer.
Specialists highlight the importance of screening for cancer cure. February 4, World Day against cancer. -el Hospital Provincial de Castellón attended last year 1300 new cases Castellón, February 2012.- specialists of the Oncology Institute of the Provincial Hospital consortium of Castellón have underlined the importance of prevention and early detection on the occasion of world day against cancer disease control. Also, experts advise healthy lifestyle habits and follow a balanced diet in which abundant fruits and vegetables, practicing physical exercise regularly and avoid consumption of alcohol and tobacco. The director of the Oncology Institute, Carlos Ferrer, said that while the incidence of cancer is increasing, it has also increased the survival of patients, since due to the continuous improvement of the means of diagnosis and treatment the disease ceases to be threatening to become a chronic condition ”. Physicians in the area of medical oncology of the Consortium received last year a total of 1.294 new cases of cancer. Breast, colon, lung and prostate are, in this order, most treated tumors. New techniques and treatments Ferrer stressed the commitment of the consortium by the introduction of new techniques as well as the improvement of treatment and diagnostic systems. As stated, to the improvement of therapeutic media joins the fact that medicine is becoming more personalized and diagnostic tests that allow to select the most appropriate for each patient treatments,...
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