Cancer patients that underwent their therapy in RS Unhas (Universitas Hasanuddin Hospital) usually came when they are at the advanced stadium, therefore faced with what is commonly known as delayed therapy. The patients frequently underwent hospital care after a series of alternative medical treatments taken in other places.
“So many of the patients that we handle are those that are in the advanced stadiums,” stated the President Director of RS Unhas Dr. dr. Andi Fachruddin Benyamin, Sp.PD, KHOM, when met in his office, Tuesday (14/6).
Unhas Hospital, Wednesday (15/6) conducted the “Socialization of B and C Building utilization” in which the first floor is used as an emergency room and educational facilities. The socialization event was part of a series of activities including Iftar that was attended by the Unhas Rector Prof. Dr. Dwia Aries Tina Pulubuhu, and several Heads of both Unhas and the RS Unhas, including doctors.
To prevent patients from suffering cancer to the advanced stage, society needs to be educated on the matter of cancer dangers, and the need to counter the disease early. To all the communities, they need to inform one another on the issue of healthy living by the early detection of cancer symptoms.
“For women over the age of 40, they must undergo what is known as Papsmir (examination of neck uterus cancer),” stated Fachruddin Benyamin that was accompanied by dr. Suherman Hadi Saputra, Sp.Onk.Rad, an Ontological Radiology Specialist Doctor of RS Unhas.
Andi Fachruddin Benyamin stated that the Community Medical Center could contribute immensely towards countering the surfacing of mouth uterus cancer. The delay of a patient to check on the disease in the hospital is commonly caused by family members that prefer the use of alternative treatments before heading to the hospital.
In the RS Unhas, varieties of cancers mostly treated are the nasofarin (head neck cancer), breast cancer, cervical cancer, and lymph cancer. The treatment towards advanced stage cancer is what makes some therapies become slow.
Ontological specialist doctor of RS Unhas, Suherman Hadi Saputra (36) added, that for breast cancer alone there are millions of varieties, that are based on the behavior of tumor cells and the anatomic pathology of its PA. The success rate of the cancer disease treatments is highly dependent on what stadium that the patient is currently at when taken to the hospital.
“For the most part, patients come to the hospital during the condition of advanced stage,” Suherman Adi Saputra added. (*)