Latina Medical News and Public Health Agency
With information from: Sinc
A new information from the Spanish Association against Cancer confirms a secret to votes: the number of new cancer diagnoses decreases by 21% during pregnancy. This study presents a first photograph of the pandemic in hospital care for oncology patients.
The shadow of the pandemic is alargada. Between its multiple sequences, it also affects the patients of other diseases, such as the Cancer, which he saw came on diagnostic y treatment he returned due to the need to treat the infected persons by coronavirus.
Following a work published in November on the British medical journal, the persons with whom oncological treatment is withdrawn, including only one month, have one Morning risk between 6 and 13% higher. For this reason, investigators calculate that the risk is increasing as long as it takes time to begin treatment. Asia, a semen of ocher semanas in the cancer surgery of mother incrementing the risk of death in a 17%, and a delay of 12 weeks, in a 26%.
Now, the first study to quantify the magnitude in Spain of the impact of the first pandemic on oncology and onchematology patients reveals that the number of new cancer patients a 21% increase during the confinement. However, the experts observed a reduction in cancer diagnostic activity in cytology (30%) y biopsies (23.5%), which reflects the diminution of this type of diagnosis in all patients no-covid.
The first of these is a downturn in the number of new diagnostics and treatments in the population with cancer debt, in the mayor’s part of the cases, the suspension of assistance activities
The information, compiled by the companies of the sanitary professionals who care for patients with cancer (such as the AECC, the SEAP, the SEEO, the SEHH, the SEOM and the SEOR), analyzes the confinement months, from March to June, comparing the results with the same period of 2019.
“It is necessary to have these data to calibrate the satisfied impact on patients in the hospital setting, to be clear that in the following cases they are not relegated and to prevent the need for attention that has been generated by diagnostic failures. primera ola ”, afirma Ramón Reyes, President of the Spanish Association Against Cancer.
“In the first place he produced a frank dismantling of the diagnostics and some types of treatment such as the surgeons, which he included including a 50% discount. También also had a clear impact on the number of patients included in clinical trials, there are many of them suspended temporarily “, explained to SINC Luis Paz-Ares, Vice President of ASEICA and Jefe of Service Oncology Medical Hospital University 12 October. “Now we have what we can call the risk: if we have not been diagnosed, the operation will require a trial”.
For the experts, the first oil of the pandemic has shown a decline in the number of new diagnostics as initiated by new treatments in the population with early cancer, in the mayor part of the cases, the suspension of assistance activities during this time period. However, it has also been involved in the diagnosis of diagnostic numbers on the part of patients to visit their hospital centers to prevent coronavirus infection.
Less diagnostic per phone call
To conduct this study, an inquiry into the Services of Pathological Anatomy, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy Oncology of 37 centers distributed by different communities, taking into account the sanitary impact of coronavirus in Spain.
The first folgtrekkings signal that during the months of confinement I have less diagnostic activity, my new patients, but more phone attention. In this sense, cases are being multiplied by three follow-up consultations by telephone and a third-party descent is being produced in the pre-trial consultations for 2019. Thus, during June the pre-trial consultations will take place in the previous years.
“Telemedicine in cancer can be a long-term and constant strategy, but it is a cure for the very poor patients who only need a punctual result,” said the president of SEOM.
The President of SEOM, Álvaro Rodríguez-Lescure subraya que “hay que priorizar la via telephonica, almeis esto esto noponga un perjuicio en la atticence des pa patientes, y organizer almeer les pro complementaras pertinentes y siguientes revisiones. Telemedicine in cancer can not be a long-term strategy, but it is a cure for patients who establish or only require a punctual result through a present visit ”.
As regards the new consultations, it was observed that the number of new patients decreases by 21% with respect to the same period last year, as the mayor said in the months of April and May, with 32% less than in 2019. The number of patients admitted to hospitals descending a media of 14%, while the number of patients receiving treatment with chemotherapy descending a media of a 9.5%.
“Including the first moments of the first oil, the attention of the oncology patients and their treatment, due to the collapse of the hospitals and services in the services. It is valued in every case that treatment suspends suspension, changes or retracts, without prejudicial effect on patients, and that treatment is necessary in order not to affect the evolution of the oncological environment “, added Rodríguez-Lesc. The same applies to Paz-Ares: “We intend to treat the lesser number of days in the hospital, while trying not to suspend those who are unwell”.
Lessons learned in the second grade
In view of these dates, all participating associations solicit that pongan marching authorities avoid the suspension of diagnostic, therapeutic and assistance activities in general in the aftermath of the pandemic.
“Now we have more, we have the best circuits and protocols for patients not to become infected in the hospital. Without embarrassment, the coronavirus will probably affect some way of diagnosis and treatment “, says Luis Paz-Ares
It is also important to note that patients who do not have sleep consultations do not abandon treatment for coronavirus infection. 100% of the services he participated in this afirman study have been able to control during March 2020.
“Now we have more, we have the best circuits and protocols for patients not to become infected in the hospital. Without embarrassment, the coronavirus will probably affect some diagnostic and treatment methods, ”Paz-Ares said. ‘Fundamental reactionary lo antes are possible. Although individual patients are affected, it is intended that they do not disturb much ”.