LSpeed is crucial in the fight against cancer. “Together against time” is the first initiative to help women anticipate gynecological cancers: a phone call is enough to get a reservation within three working days of the request. Promoted by the Complex Structure of Oncological Gynecology of the IRCCS Foundation of the National Cancer Institute of Milan, the initiative includes visits, consultations, ultrasound scans and second opinion, i.e. a second specialist opinion. Objective: rapid management of women with suspected or confirmed gynecological cancer.
Gynecological visit (Getty images)
A phone call and goodbye long waits
To make a reservation, you can call the numbers 02.23902507 or 02.23903470 (from Monday to Friday from 8 to 16) until Friday 10 February 2023. The reservation will be under an agreement with the National Health Service, upon presentation of the referral from the attending physician which must include the wording “first gynecological visit”. The visits will take place at the gynecology clinics of the National Cancer Institute of Milan (via G. Venezian, 1 Milan).
On the women’s side
“The initiative aims to guarantee visits and consultations quickly to patients affected by tumors of the female genital sphere” says Dr. Francesco Raspagliesi, Director of the Gynecological Oncology Unit of the National Cancer Institute of Milan. «The Institute’s specialists will guarantee evaluations within three working days: time is a determining factor in oncology, due to the impact it has both on the clinical and on the psychological side» continues Raspagliesi.
New diagnoses for endometrial, ovarian, cervical, vulvar and vaginal tumors in Italy are around 18,000 each year, they recall from the Irccs of via Venezian. And when it comes to gynecological tumors, the sooner we intervene, the greater the chances of survival and even recovery. Research is making great strides and today there are therapies available that change the quality of life of patients. «Scientific research and technological innovation are integral parts of a holistic management of the patient, who is placed at the center of the diagnosis and treatment process. For this reason, the Milan Cancer Institute wants to guarantee women an increasingly high quality of care, in the shortest possible time» concludes Dr. Raspagliesi.
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