Oncology

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What is cancer

When a cell has lost its normal control mechanisms and subsequently acquires uncontrolled growth it is known as cancer. 

A multitude of factors, genetic and environmental, increase the risk of developing cancer.

The increase in oncological diseases is due not only to a better diagnosis, but also to an effective increase in the incidence of certain types of cancer, particularly those linked to excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, type of diet in Western countries, not forgetting occupational cancer, pollution in all its aspects and an increased life expectancy.

Oncology is the medical specialty that treats cancer and oncologists are the specialists who fight it.

Cancer requires multidisciplinary teams

Fighting cancer encompasses, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients as a multidisciplinary specialty, where specialists from various medical areas intervene, such as medical oncology, surgery, radiotherapy, histology,  clinical pathology and, depending on the type of malignancy, other specialties such as Senology (breast cancer), Haematology (leukaemia, lymphomas), Gastroenterology (cancers of the stomach, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder), Endocrinology (cancer of the thyroid, adrenal), Pulmonology (cancer of the lung ), Otolaryngology (cancer of the oral cavity), Gynaecology (cancers of the uterus, ovary, vulva) Urology (cancers of the kidney, bladder, prostate, testis), Neurosurgery (cancers of the central nervous system), Anaesthesiology (treatment of acute and chronic pain ), Psychiatry (psychological and psychiatric patient follow-up), Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (imaging exams for all cancers).

In addition to these medical specialties, the HPA Health Group's Multidisciplinary Oncology Teams also include Psychologists, Nutritionists and Physiotherapists, who within their area of ​​intervention provide a comprehensive approach for cancer patients.

CANCER PATIENT MANAGERS
WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AT ALL TIMES 

The diagnosis of an oncological disease results in many anxieties and doubts, some of them to do with day-to-day living activities.
As an example, these are some questions that our patients usually question:

• Does my health insurance cover the treatment?
• Are there tax benefits for cancer patients?
• Who are the professionals who make up the multidisciplinary oncology team?

To answer these questions and promote a comprehensive monitoring of cancer patients and their family/caregivers, we now have a Cancer Patient Manager in each of our Day Care Hospitals.

MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE CANCER PATIENT MANAGER

• To facilitate the articulation between the various professionals and/or services in scheduling appointments or procedures
• Making sure that all consultations and procedures are carried out in good time and according to the scheduled protocol
• Monitor and liaise with the Billing Department regarding the different costs inherent to the entire procedure from diagnosis to treatment
• Monitor and liaise with external entities - Insurers and Subsystems - regarding the cost of the various procedures from diagnosis to treatment
• Manage and assist in all requirements that the patient and their family may have, even outside the HPA
• Provide information on tax and/or social benefits.

OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM