More cancer cases will be diagnosed this year: early detection and prevention are essential to prevent the disease

IN Spain will be diagnosed 286,664 cases cancer this year, representing an increase in the number of annual diagnoses 2.6% As for the 2023 data, according to the data provided by Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) in collaboration with the Spanish Network of Cancer Registries (REDECAN)¹.

On occasion World Cancer Daywhich is celebrated next Sunday, February 4, Dr. Javier Diaz Santos, Director of Her Majesty’s CIOCC Clara Kampala Comprehensive Cancer Center in Malaga, explains that “cancer is one of the leading causes of death. Therefore, we must raise awareness of the importance of early detection of this pathology, as well as developing healthy lifestyle habits to prevent the disease.”

The most common types of cancer diagnosed this year will be colon and rectal cancer, followed by breast and lung cancer. Exposure to risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle, among others, may contribute to the development of some of these types of cancer. “In families where familial aggregation of cases is observed, proper genetic counseling and an individualized prevention plan may allow progress in the diagnosis of occult neoplasms,” the oncologist notes.

In addition to treatment, from Her Majesty CIOCC Malagalocated in hospitals, HM Hospital Group In the province of Malaga they are focusing their efforts on prevention and diagnosis, trying to detect them in their early stages. “The added value is that in our hospitals we not only work multidisciplinary through monographic oncology committees, but also from the moment cancer is suspected in a specialist of any specialty, Oncology department Intervenes until the patient is discharged. “In this way, we speed up the diagnostic process, optimize the tests performed and reduce waiting times,” explains Dr. Javier Díaz Santos.

Survival

Although it is one of the leading causes of death, it does not occur in all scenarios. “If there is one thing we have learned clearly in all these years of cancer research and treatment, it is that the prognosis improves when we diagnose cancer in its early stages,” says the oncologist.

The cure rate for breast cancer patients is increasing, and for high-mortality tumors such as pancreatic cancer, survival rates are multiplied by ten if the cancer is diagnosed in the early stages compared to metastatic stages. Therefore, efforts at early diagnosis are important.

Her Majesty CIOCC Malaga

“Its structure responds to an interdisciplinary and coordinated vision of the cancer patient, in which the patient is treated collaboratively and without delay by the various specialists involved in the treatment of his disease and the possible complications it may cause. So this healthcare, rooted in translational research, revolves around the patient,” adds Dr.

Her Majesty CIOCC Malaga It currently has three integrated care processes that range from presumptive diagnosis to completion of follow-up for breast, digestive and chest tumors; and implements three more processes: tumors of the genitourinary system, thyroid gland, head and neck, skin cancer and sarcomas.

In addition, the Department of Ultra-Early Cancer Detection and Prevention has a consultation center specializing in ultra-early cancer diagnosis, giving patients access to tests that can detect some tumors using a simple blood or urine test.

He Clara Kampal, HM CIOCC Comprehensive Cancer Centerlocated at the HM Sanchinarro University Hospital and with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Galicia and Malaga, it has become one of the continental benchmarks in the field of early detection and personalized cancer treatment.