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Eskiçorapçı, said, “According to the data of the Prostate
Cancer Database of the Turkish Association of Urooncology,
laparoscopic or robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery method
is applied in approximately one third of the patients who
undergo radical prostatectomy surgery. Considering the
distribution over the years, it is seen that the number
of open surgery is stable, but there is an increase in the
number of laparoscopic or robot-assisted laparoscopic
surgeries,” and he added more, “It is beneficial for patients
to seek an experienced and reliable surgeon rather than a
technique for their treatment. Targeted ‘Focal Therapies’
based on imaging instead of treating the whole organ will
stand out in the near future.”
Referring to the effect of the COVID-19 epidemic on
prostate cancer treatments, Assoc . Dr. İlker Tinay said,
“As the Turkish Association of Urooncology, we made
recommendations regarding the applications for the
diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer during the
COVID-19 pandemic in the light of scientific data with the
guide we shared with our colleagues during the epidemic
process. In general, in this process, while the delayed
approach in the treatment of early stage disease that was
newly diagnosed before the epidemic was at the forefront,
in the presence of advanced stage disease, the approach
of not delaying the treatments was recommended.”
There is no report from both the Ministry of Health and
our association database on the extent to which prostate
cancer diagnosis and treatment in our country are affected
by the COVID-19 epidemic. However, in the 30-day period
after the first reported case in our country (between 11
March and 11 April 2020), the study on how the daily
urooncological practice was affected and contributed by
the researchers who are members of our association was
published in the Gold Urology Journal. In this study, which
was carried out jointly by urology clinics in 5 university
hospitals in different geographical regions, a comparison
was made with urological cancer surgeries in the same
date range in 2019. This study showed that the number of
radical surgeries performed with the diagnosis of prostate
cancer decreased by half in the specified period, but in
accordance with the guideline recommendation, there was
no disruption in the treatment of high-risk patients and the
treatment of this group of patients who should not expect
continues.
Pharm. Serkan Barış, Country Presıdent, Astrazeneca
Pharmaceuticals Turkey, made the following statement
on the report, “Prostate Cancer Map of Turkey Report
contains important information about the effects of early
diagnosis of the disease on patient health in the diagnosis
and treatment of prostate cancer, which is among the most
common types of cancer both in our country and worldwide
in addition to the important developments in recent
years. As AstraZeneca Turkey, we are delighted to provide
unconditional support to this meaningful study, which we
believe will increase awareness of prostate cancer and its
effects.”
Serkan Barış, Country President,
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Turkey
bölgelerdeki 5 üniversite hastanesini üroloji kliniklerinin
ortak gerçekleştirdiği bu çalışmada, 2019 yılında aynı tarih
aralığında ürolojik kanser cerrahileri ile karşılaştırma
yapıldı. Bu çalışma, belirtilen dönemde prostat kanseri
tanısı ile yapılan radikal cerrahilerin sayısının yarı yarıya
azaldığını ancak kılavuz önerisi ile uyumlu olarak yüksek
riskli hastaların tedavisinde aksama olmadığını ve bu
beklememesi gereken hasta grubunun tedavisinin devam
ettiğini gösterdi.
AstraZeneca Türkiye Ülke Başkanı Ecz. Serkan Barış
raporla ilgili şu açıklamayı yaptı: “Türkiye Prostat Kanseri
Haritası Raporu, gerek ülkemizde gerekse dünya genelinde
en sık görülen kanser türleri arasında yer alan prostat
kanserinin tanı ve tedavisinde son yıllarda yaşanan önemli
gelişmelerin yanı sıra hastalığın erken tanısının hasta
sağlığı üzerinde meydana getirdiği etkilere dair önemli
bilgiler içeriyor. AstraZeneca Türkiye olarak prostat
kanserine ve etkilerine dair farkındalığı artıracağına
inandığımız bu anlamlı çalışmaya koşulsuz destek olmaktan
büyük bir mutluluk duyuyoruz.”
Aralık - December 2020