The Sinus Section of Radiodiagnosis from Guadalhorce Valley Hospitalemployee of the Virgen de la Victoria university hospital complex, opened a consultation this week in which women who are confirming a diagnosis of breast cancer can be treated with psychological therapy by a professional.
The women called to carry out the study in the breast section of this center are assisted by the association’s psychologist ‘A Yes for Life: United Against Cancer’in the same area of Radiodiagnosis, with the aim that cope with the disease with the advice of a professional and can thus clarify all their doubts.
For now, this query will work once a week, although the center plans to increase coverage depending on the volume of women who need it. The radiodiagnosis specialist and head of the breast section of the Valle del Guadalhorce Hospital, Elena Brownexplains that “these are women in the follow-up phase or who have just been informed of the diagnosis, so it is a fundamental support to be able to accompany them on an emotional level at the beginning of this path, in line with the Humanization Plan in which the entire hospital complex is working to improve care in all areas and services “.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Director of Nursing, Moral victory, indicates that “there is a window period of between one week and ten days from the suspicion of the diagnosis to the results of the tests to confirm it, in which women suffer moments of anxiety due to ignorance of the process, with many doubts and uncertainties, so we set out to resolve it thanks to this beautiful initiative, which is enjoying great favor in these first days of its launch ”.
The start of this activity was possible thanks to the collaboration of the association ‘A Yes for Life: United Against Cancer’who works in this healthcare sector a give support to patients who suffer from it oncological disease. The complex maintains a collaboration agreement with this entity, both in the Hospital del Valle del Guadalhorce and in the Clinic, where other projects are already under development.
excellent welcome
The president of the association, Lina Garcia Rueda expresses satisfaction for “the start of this activity with great welcome on the part of hospital professionals and patients, some of whom, once diagnosed, went to the association to receive psychological treatment”.
For his part, the psychologist of the entity, Desire Chaves, explains that “women enter the consultation with a lot of restlessness and restlessness, so we try to cover up this emotional situation, explaining the whole process to them if the diagnosis is confirmed, so that they can deal with it more calmly.” In this first service, Chaves adds, women are cared for in between 30-45 minutesas appropriate.
The facilities for performing mammograms with which the Radiodiagnosis service of the Hospital of the Guadalhorce Valley has been equipped conditioned in the last few days with vinyl panels so that the patient’s stay is more pleasant during the test and therefore improves his experience. This decoration is also underway in other radiodiagnostic equipment of the complex, as envisaged by the Humanization Plan of the Ministry of Health and Consumers.
