Call for the establishment of an integrated national plan to bring health services closer to cancer patients

According to the head of the Cancer Patients Association, Rouda Ben Milad Zarrouk, about 16,000 cases of cancer are registered each year in Tunisia, which requires urgent action at the national level to identify patients.

It also includes the personal data and therapeutic elements needed for each case and accelerates the development of an integrated national plan to bring patient treatment services closer together, particularly internal organs, and to support hospitals with equipment. necessary.

"The state is called to support the components of civil society to fight against cancer, to provide the causes of prevention and treatment, and to improve and improve the quality of cancer," she said. Therapeutic services and bringing them closer to the citizen who is still suffering from the high cost of travel and residence in the capital to perform chemical treatments in hospitals, "she said.

On this occasion, several specialists in pediatrics, gastroenterology, obstetrics, gynecology, ophthalmology, ophthalmology and oncology organized free clinics for citizens of different age groups in order to identify certain types of diseases early. cancers, including breast and colon cancers, with the aid of a mammography machine. Preventive tips to prevent cancer, including following a healthy diet, exercising, avoiding alcohol and smoking.

A number of clinical clinicians specializing in clinical psychiatry and nutrition also gave presentations on the stages of psychosocial coverage of a child with cancer, particularly during and after chemotherapy, as well as ways to support it. mentally and psychologically in his home and school environment.