Bedolla knows advanced equipment against cancer that will be installed in Michoacán – MonitorExpresso.com

Mexico City. – Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla visited the 20 de Noviembre National Medical Center to learn about the operation of the linear accelerator with advanced technology for the treatment of oncological diseases, according to a statement from the State Government.After the Government of Michoacán acquired the same equipment and a PET Scan that will be installed in the State Center for Oncological Care for the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer, The benefits and increase in productivity of patient care with state-of-the-art technology were explained to the president. Accompanied by the state Secretary of Health, Lázaro Cortés Rangel and the general director of the National Medical Center, Lecsy Macedo Calvillo, the governor commented that the experience shared by the hospital’s specialists reinforces the information that is available on the services that will be offered in the public sector of Michoacán. He shared that currently the State Center for Oncological Care of Morelia provides treatment to 80 patients daily and with the new equipment it will increase to 120 per day. day, which will allow the waiting list to be lowered, which is currently 130 in the institution. In addition, millimetric tumors can be detected and radiated without damage to healthy tissue and vital organs, which helps the patient to have fewer side effects. The company that will install the equipment commented that by working together the linear accelerator and the PET Scan, preliminary studies can be carried out analyzing the tumor with exact data on where to radiate the patient. The president stressed that with the new equipment, Michoacán will be the second institution in the country to offer both services, since only the National Institute of Pediatrics has a linear accelerator and PET Scan. While, of the state health sectors, only Chihuahua, Veracruz, Sinaloa and the State of Mexico have a linear accelerator, as well as the IMSS and ISSSTE in several states.

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