in the day against childhood cancer ushered in the day hospital in Alassia

This space will allow children to perform chemotherapy treatments as an outpatient, avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations.

Every February 15, we celebrate the International Day Against Cancer in the Child. In this context, The Mateo Esquivo Foundation inaugurated the day hospital built inside the Albadia hospital. The device will allow children to perform chemotherapy treatments as an outpatient.

Maricel, a member of the Foundation, spoke with Air of Santa Fe and detailed that the device has "a office, a waiting room and the very day of the hospital. With regard to this space, he said that "it consists of special seats in which chemotherapy is administered to children in good health despite their illness and who can return home after the request. This frees up beds in the hospital proper and also prevents them from being in contact with patients with other diseases."He added.

The construction of the space was managed and financed by the Mateo Esquivo Foundation. He is already available and this Saturday will begin to receive patients.

International Day Against Cancer in the Child

Established in 2001 by the International Organization of Parents of Children with Cancer, it is commemorated every February 15 and aims to raise community awareness of the importance of this problem and the need for timely access to diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the term childhood cancer is generally used to refer to different types of cancer that may appear in children before their 15th birthday.

Progress in prevention and early management The childhood cancer survival rate will increase significantly in recent years. According to the data of the onco-pediatric registry of the Argentine Hospital (ROHA), developed by the National Cancer Institute (INC), between 2000 and 2004, the average survival at 3 years in children of 0 to 15 years was 63.1%, while between 2010 and 2014, it rose to 72.4%, which implies an improvement of 14.7%.

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The announcement, which was shared by experts from the Argentine Society of Pediatrics and INC on this special date, has highlighted that detection, early therapeutic approach and the treatment of the disease. Improved clinical support for children are the fundamental pillars that contribute to the chances of healing.

For the right to painless treatment

The founder of the Foundation, Diego Esquivo, met with Anticipos del Día earlier this Friday. He explained that The central slogan of the International Day Against Cancer in Child 2019 is to fight "for the right to a pain-free treatment". "The need for palliative badgesia and palliative care has not been recognized in many low- and middle-income countries, where the development of adult palliative care has lagged behind. Worldwide, 80% of children who die of cancer this year will do so with pain, "he lamented.