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The Minister of Health, Encarna Gullen has confirmed that Health will make an oncology consultation with the staff of the Oncology Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, to treat patients and prevent transfers in Yecla in Murcia.
An oncologist will see once a week to patients in the area, may prescribe medication and thus prevent transfers up visits to cancer patients, thus meeting a demand from the City of Yecla.
The Minister today visited Yecla, where he met with the mayor, Marcos Ortuño.
The meeting has been attended by the Councillor for Health Angel Pino and managing director of the area V of Health of the Region of Murcia, Godofredo Falomir.
Later they met with a representative of the Association of Cancer Affected Yecla (ayac) led by its President Fulgencio Olivares.
The mayor of Yecla, expressed his satisfaction with the implementation of this oncology consultation "which comes in response to the demand of all citizens of Yecla in general and in particular the ayac association, as mayor, I took it as their own . This shows that we have a sensitive, close and responsive to the demands of yeclanos counselor. "
The proposed organization of cancer care is to keep centralized in the Department of Medical Oncology of the Arrixaca, allowing specialized units continue (breast, lung, lymphoma ...) with high interaction with other specialists dedicated work model the same pathology of other medical and surgical specialties, but provide care in remote areas to give continuity to the care of these patients, who will continue to receive chemotherapy in the hospital of reference, but they may go see near their homes.
According to the proposal presented today in Yecla, members of each of the first three units (breast, lung and digestive) will move in rotation, by professionals and by units organized manner, to address those questions.
In addition, it carries out the administration of some chemotherapeutic drugs do not, now forced to travel to the referral hospital, with tri-weekly or monthly basis.
Thus significantly reduce the need for transfer of these patients, and also the workload that supports the day hospital will be reduced.
To accomplish this consultation space will be used in the day hospital Virgen del Castillo de Yecla, the frequency of use will go studying in accordance with demand.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Yecla
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