Personalized treatment and priority in quality of life: what is the current scenario of breast cancer

It is not more than 10 years ago, the treatment of bad cancer It was standardized and the techniques performed in a structured way for many women diagnosed. Since then, technological progress has progressively helped to transform many problems and to acquire more tools to combat this scourge.

According to Argentine Mastological Society, Breast cancer develops when a cell of a bad cbad changes to become a different cell, which no longer responds to normal stimuli and begins to grow and reproduce in an uncontrolled way, which is why they are called anarchic cells. When divided sequentially, this group of cells forms a small tumor that progressively develops and, if not arrested in time, can invade neighboring tissues, regional lymph nodes, and lymph nodes. other organs of the body.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 20,000 new cases of bad cancer are detected in the country each year, an average of two new ones per hour.

"Years ago, the choice of treatment was done in a structured way, but today it is totally different and there is a high percentage of personalized treatments. less aggressive treatments and without losing the confidence that it will work, giving priority to quality of life of this patient who wants to simplify everything in the face of a diagnosis that contains the word cancer, "she said Infobae Eduardo González, President of the Argentine Mastological Society (SAM) and Head of the Mastology Department of the Angel H. Roffo Institute of Oncology (MN: 52526), ​​as part of the Third International Multidisciplinary Symposium on bad cancer organized by the Zunino Institute and the Marie Curie Foundation.

The meeting held in the city of Córdoba brought together 80 local and foreign exhibitors (United States, Spain, France, Italy, Chile, Colombia and Brazil) to discuss developments such as genomic platforms, which help doctors select an appropriate therapeutic strategy and evaluate avoid chemotherapy, even the benefits of a liquid biopsy, a blood sample that allows the detection of circulating tumor cells before a possible metastasis.

"The important thing today in bad cancer is that the treatment is tailored and personalized for the patient," he said. Silvia Zunino, president of the Marie Curie Foundation.

according to González, the quality of life is the most important thing"Currently, the patient's quality of life is highly valued, and today the decisions we make are based on quality of life, we badess whether the treatment is effective, but if it ensures a good quality of life, we seeks to prolong the years of life but that the years live well ".

Regarding the changes in the treatment of bad cancer, González He badured that the big secret is that the team is multidisciplinary in order to obtain a successful and successful result: "It is necessary to have philosophy of work where there is a consensus between the disciplines that will intervene"

In search of less aggressive treatments

For the clinical oncologist Luis Martínez (MP 20464), Argentina is one of the best countries to treat bad cancer: "We are doing very well, our patients are receiving standard treatments in the front-line countries." With regard to standard treatments, some patients have been excessive. and it was a very dangerous thing. We are investigating today and we have more tools to solve the problem properly. "

"Over the years, the use of chemotherapy has become widespread in the world and we are currently looking for other options to prevent chemotherapy by preventive measures, but especially to prevent the patient to follow this therapy if it is not necessary, "he badured Martinez for treatments that fall outside the norm.

In figures of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Argentina ranks second for risk of bad cancer deaths in Latin AmericaAbout 20 women die every day because of this disease. And statistics indicate that at age 85, one in eight will have suffered.

Progress in cancer and treatment

according to Pablo Castro Peña, radiation oncologist and director of the Zunino Institute, many advances have been made in the treatment and prevention of cancer: "Radiation oncology has undergone a great evolution over the years. specify, take more doses where the injury is or was and with a minimal dose so that the healthy tissue around it stays healthy. "

"Technology has given us a very important tool to have more accurate treatments, it has given us the opportunity to reduce the defective tissue and has also allowed us to significantly shorten the duration of each treatment, as this translates into better quality of life and pA patient is very precious. On the other hand, there is a conceptual shift in increasingly personalized treatments, "he said. Peña