Xanit and the AECC boarded on a day the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

this event, which took place last Friday February 3 in the hospital, there was on the occasion of the world day of cancer.

Benalmádena (Málaga), February 2012. Xanit Hospital international and the Spanish Association against cancer in Málaga were held on Friday, February 3, the Provincial day I on prevention and Control of cancer, an event which was organized on the occasion of World Cancer day and that has taken place in the Hall of acts of the Xanit Hospital international.

The seminar, which is directed to the public in general, has been opened by Mercedes Mengíbar, counselor Delegada-Directora Manager of Xanit Hospital international and Jose Antonio Portillo Cruz, Provincial President of the AECC.

During the event, the doctors Alfredo Matilla, Chief of the service of pathological anatomy Xanit Hospital international and Vice President and President of the Provincial Technical Committee of the AECC; and Dr. Emilio Alaba, Director of the Instituto Oncológico Xanit, have given extensive information to attendees about the prevention, diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment of cancer. Also the DRA. Martina Alvarez, Member of the Association for the prevention of colorectal cancer (APCCR) presented the activities carried out by this group of recent creation.

According to Dr. Emilio Alba and according to the data of the programme of the international agency of cancer, GLOBOCAN 2002 – IARC-in the case of the Spanish population the planned overall incidence of cancer in the year 2015 will be 222.069 people (136.961 males and 85.108 females)being the most common type colorectal cancer, ahead, in global terms, lung cancer and breast cancer.

The director of the oncological Institute of Xanit says that if these data particular to Malaga population, the total number of new cases of cancer estimated for this year will be of 6.822, being the most common type Colorectal carcinoma with 926 cases, followed by pulmonary carcinoma with 856 casesthe breast with 655 cases new neoplasms and 562 cases prostate carcinoma.

Dr. Alfredo Matilla qualifies that in the past decade, mortality from cancer in Spanish men has decreased in a 1.3% per year (excluding the Colorectal tumors, melanoma and pancreatic cancer) and in women has declined an average of 1% per year, highlighting a further decline still (1.8 per cent, was the lowest in the European Union) in the case of breast cancer. But also notes that “ as negative data should be mentioned that in women Yes there has been an increase in mortality by tumors linked to the consumption of tobacco, for example, lung and mouth cancer, as well as of pancreas and melanoma ”.

Part of this journey, which has played a remarkable role volunteers of the AECC, serve also to ensure that this collective rubrique the collaboration agreement with the Association for the prevention of the colorectal cancer, with the aim of making progress in the prevention and the fight against this type of tumor, which is the most common malignant tumor of Spain – if they are considered both sexes – and it is the second leading cause of death from this disease, although up to 90 percent of cases can be cured if detected early.

For its part, Mercedes Mengíbar underlines that Xanit is making a “ strong commitment to prevention, diagnosis and treatment ” cancer through the cancer prevention unit, which fits within the Instituto Oncológico Xanit (IOX), directed by Dr. Emilio Alba, and who was born with the goal of providing patients a high quality scientific and humane care.

“ El Instituto Oncológico of Xanit is a multidisciplinary area where a patient is diagnosed, seen by the oncologist and a week can be intervened and treated. In this way, we provide a very customized to the patient with a high scientific and technical level, but at the same time attention ”, explains.

Xanit Hospital international

Xanit Hospital international, which has agreements with the main national and international and mutual insurance companies of work, has the most advanced technology in the field of health in private medicine.

Spanish Association against cancer

The Spanish Association against cancer (AECC) is the first Spanish institution, non-profit and charitable and welfare nature, dedicated to the fight against cancer in all its fields: prevention, research, early diagnosis and psychological assistanceworking with a holistic approach to cancer, prevention, and multidisciplinary care.