Health: "Lorenzin visit Biomedical Campus, focus on prevention" - Reuters Press Agency

(ASCA) – Rome, June 24 -” I visited an efficient structure, which has a rationality ‘in its operation and that focuses on the patient. It ‘a model of good health’ and host extremely important in view of the application of the Directive on the mobilizes’ European patients. In Italy, in fact, we have facilities like this, first quality ‘, that have nothing to envy to the northern European centers and are thus able to win this new challenge.” So ‘the Minister of Health, Beatrice Lorenzin, on a visit today to the Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico of Rome. She was welcomed, among many present, the new President of the University ‘Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Happy Barela, the Honorary President, Paul Arullani, and the General Manager of the Hospital, Gianluca Oricchio. The minister, who has personally visited a ward and service of Radiation Oncology, and ‘entertai ned especially with women waiting to make an inspection visit to the clinic’ Open ‘Senology, giving to each of these gerbera as a ‘flower of prevention’. Lorenzin personally thanked the patients present because” ‘- he said – with your courage and putting his face testified that we should not be afraid of the disease. You are the hope.” ” The data – added the Minister – they say that you are lowering the age ‘of onset of breast cancer, for this’ more and more’ important to do prevention. ‘Cause prevent it means saving lives and at the same time contain the cost of treatment.” About 30-40% of cancers that affect women ‘under 40′, in fact, turns out to be just breast cancer, the most ‘common form of cancer for young women. While, on the effectiveness of prevention, a recent survey by the College of Primary Oncologists shows that up to now in Italy four women out of a hundred life was saved thanks to screening, even more ‘important for the patients’ young, between the which all studies report a greater aggressiveness’ of the disease. ” The Campus Bio-Medico – said at the end of the visit, the President of the Campus Bio-Medico, Happy Barela – is a reality ‘health important to the national health system and regional level. They say that the assisted each year choose to contact our structure and that the last five years increased by 78%. For this reason, we welcome with interest and hope the commitment of the Minister Lorenzin to abandon the path of linear cuts, which has long indiscriminate our health care system, without distinguishing between reality ‘virtuous and inefficiencies. We hope that the path of confrontation with the institutions can come to a turning point, moving from unilateral reductions of budget already ‘agreed to a scheduling policy that enhances who does good healt h”’. red / mpd