The health system in Holguin province is strengthening community screening for the early detection of malignant tumors. One of the strategies aimed at controlling this chronic disease. Which is among the leading causes of death in the region.
Ana Haydee Molina Cutiño, coordinator of the cancer program at the General Directorate of Public Health. Told the Cuban News Agency that the main actions are concentrated in health areas. Focused on the timely diagnosis of signs and symptoms.
The specialist noted that prevention activities are being carried out in family doctor and nurse offices. Also where information is provided on the main symptoms of cancer and self-examinations are promoted to identify risks, primarily among women.
According to the expert, the diagnostic stage in primary care faces difficulties. With resources such as cytology kits, which are expensive to import. Therefore, alternatives such as speculum examinations are being implemented to detect abnormalities or signs of cervical-uterine tumors, among the most frequent.
From the Territorial Oncology Center, located in the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University Teaching Hospital. Public awareness campaigns and educational initiatives on prevention and healthy lifestyle habits are being promoted, Molina Cutiño pointed out.
Despite the current energy crisis affecting the country, oncology services continue as normal. Seeking strategies focused on maintaining surgery and clinical care amidst resource limitations.
Holguin is the second province in Cuba, after Havana, that diagnoses the most new cancer cases annually, with more than two thousand. Therefore, it is essential to strengthen early diagnosis. One of the key factors in patient survival.
With information from CNA
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