So far this year the Malaga Clinical Hospital he diagnosed breast cancer more than one hundred women sent from primary health care centers through the breast section of the radiodiagnosis service.
Similarly, and through the three points of attention for breast diagnosis of Radiology With which the metropolitan complex has in the recently established Clinical, Valle del Guadalhorce and Hospital de Benalmádena hospitals, in the year 2022 more than 4,000 primary care women were treated in the area of the reference population.
For her part, the head of the radiodiagnosis service and breast cancer expert, Mercedes Acebal, explained that “from the breast X-ray diagnosis section, patients are offered complete treatments in a single act of mammography and / or ultrasound of the breastaccording to the pathology of the patients, offering totally individualized treatments suitable for each of the women “.
In addition, Acebal added that “with the results of the radiological evaluation and confirmation from the pathology, the patient is offered the best option for her. treatment in a totally personalized way and adapted to each case in a consensual way “.
A multidisciplinary radiodiagnosis team
Likewise, they highlighted that the section on Breast radiodiagnosis of the different centers dependent on the Virgen de la Victoria university hospital complex are made up of a multidisciplinary team with extensive experience with specialized radiology technicians, nurses and radiology specialists.
The center is instead immersed in the development of a series of initiatives aimed at improving the patient experience, through a warm treatment with great improvements in the aspects related to accessibility and safety, as established by the guidelines established by the Humanization plan launched by the Ministry of Health and Consumption on the subject.
