Experts delve into the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to treating prostate cancer

“Let life flow” this is the motto that gave the name to this day prostate cancer awareness and prevention which took place yesterday afternoon at the headquarters of the Cajasol Foundation (Avenida Ronda de los Tejares, 32). It will be organized by Reina Sofia University Hospital And Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research in Cordoba (IMIBIC) and collaborates with the district of Cordoba-Guadalquivir and the Spanish Association against Cancer.

The reception was attended by the delegate for health and consumer protection, Maria Jesús Botella; representative of the Cajasol Foundation in Cordoba, Juan Manuel Carrasco; Managing Director of the Reina Sofia Hospital Francisco Trivigno; IMIBIC manager Alvaro Granados; Managing Director of the Cordoba-Guadalquivir District Javier Fonseca and Head of the Urological Service of the Reina Sofia Hospital Pablo Campos. Other city officials were also present at the event.

The main goals of the meeting are to convey to society the importance early diagnosis, highlight the teamwork, multidisciplinarity and cross-level nature of the approach to this pathology and explain the research directions that are being developed. The event, moderated by communicator Ana Espino, was attended by specialists from the Reina Sofia Hospital and IMIBIC: urologist Enrique Gómez, radiation oncologist Sonia García, medical oncologist Maria José Mendez and researcher Raúl Luque, as well as Carmen Fernández, psychotic oncologist at AECC.

Teamwork

The incidence of this tumor more than one hundred cases per 100,000 inhabitants, primarily affects men over 50 years of age and is the most common solid organ tumor in men. Prostate cancer has made significant advances in diagnosis and treatment in recent years, with a variety of options available. This motivates his approach is becoming increasingly complex and that there needs to be a mix of specialists in different areas so that the patient receives the most appropriate care (which includes Primary health care, urology, radiology, medical and radiation oncology, nuclear medicine and pathological anatomyfundamentally).

Radiation oncologist Sonia Garcia assured that “the importance of this interdisciplinary approach is fundamental to providing effective, personalized and patient-centered treatment. Collaboration between different specialists improves clinical outcomes and quality of life by ensuring that all aspects of the disease are taken into account globally.”

Urologist Enrique Gomez points out that despite its slow-growing tumor and very high cure rate in most cases, “it continues to be one of the leading causes of cancer death in men.”

Although There is no set health policy, as is the case with breast or colon cancer., “new data and advances in diagnostics (with better selection of patients at risk and in need of more invasive testing) have brought forward the proposal for the development of a real policy of systematic early diagnosis. In this sense, new studies are being developed that will provide evidence and help change clinical practice. This is the case with the PRIME study and others such as PROVIDENCE, which are studying the impact of artificial intelligence on better predicting the prognosis of the disease,” continues the urologist.

The number of patients with prostate cancer who can be enrolled in clinical trials is increasing. In this sense, the doctor Mendez explains that “in recent years we have seen very important progress in the systemic treatment of advanced diseases. “New treatments are being developed that target specific mutations in certain tumors, radiopharmaceuticals that selectively target tumor cells, and immunotherapeutic agents.”

In its turn, Raoul Luquet talks about the projects his research group has worked on in recent years, funded by the Carlos III Institute of Health and the Ministry of Science and Innovation, focusing on the pathological link that exists between obesity and prostate cancer. In particular, his team’s findings demonstrate the importance of key factors produced and secreted by periprostatic fat (surrounding the prostate) that may play an oncogenic role in the prostate and be associated with the development, progression and aggressiveness of this tumor. .

Finally, Carmen Fernandezfrom AECC, emphasized the importance of psychological support for the patient, paying particular attention to the psycho-emotional approach and the most important aspects that work in consultation with men suffering from this disease.

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