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Los Hispanos y el Cáncer


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May 28, 2013, 05:20 ET

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NUEVA YORK, 28 de mayo de 2013 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- El cáncer es una palabra que nadie quiere escuchar cuando habla sobre sus amigos y familiares. Pero, con frecuencia alguien que conocemos es diagnosticado con cáncer. De hecho, si usted es hispano, debe saber que según un reciente estudio[1], el cáncer ha sobrepasado a las enfermedades del corazón convirtiéndose en la principal causa de muerte entre los hispanos en Estados Unidos.

Sin embargo, de acuerdo a este estudio, muchas de esas muertes pueden prevenirse si los hispanos aumentan el uso de las pruebas de detección temprana para diagnóstico de cáncer. La comunidad latina es menos propensa a hacerse pruebas preventivas de rutina y por eso el diagnóstico de cáncer se comprueba en etapas más avanzadas de la enfermedad. La detección temprana puede aumentar la efectividad de los resultados del tratamiento y es importante conocer que hay recursos disponibles y adelantos en tratamientos que pueden ayudar a un paciente de cáncer.

Además, hay otros factores que pueden impactar el cuidado de salud recibido por los pacientes hispanos. Jorge Puente, Presidente Regional de Oncología, Asia/Canadá para la compañía Pfizer, Inc asevera "el gran número de personas sin seguro médico y la falta de acceso a cuidados de salud entre los hispanos, son factores que contribuyen a retardar el cuidado a pacientes de cáncer." Además, el doctor Puente afirmó en una asamblea de ciudadanos en Los Ángeles donde se discutió el tema del cáncer y los latinos, que debemos tomar medidas para trabajar con el estigma y el miedo hacia el cáncer que existe en la comunidad latina. Por la vía de la educación, el mejorar el acceso al cuidado de salud y el advenimiento da la medicina personalizada, podemos lograr grandes avances en el tratamiento a hispanos pacientes de cáncer."

Debemos añadir que muchos pacientes de cáncer tienen la preocupación adicional de no poder tener acceso a los medicamentos que necesitan para mejorar su condición.  A menudo, hay pacientes asegurados que no conocen bien su plan de seguros y lo que este cubre, o tienen un plan de seguros con cobertura insuficiente para cubrir los medicamentos recetados. Otros pacientes, sin seguro médico, pueden pensar en que no podrán seguir el tratamiento indicado por su médico porque no pueden cubrir su costo. 

Es, por tanto, importante conocer que existen recursos que pueden ser de ayuda, como lo son el programa Pfizer First Resource®, que es uno de los programas que pertenecen a la familia de programas de asistencia al paciente Pfizer Helpful Answers.

Este programa puede ofrecer ayuda a ciertos pacientes elegibles, sean pacientes con seguro médico, pacientes asegurados con seguro insuficiente y pacientes sin seguro, a lograr acceso a los medicamentos oncológicos producidos por Pfizer.

Para pacientes asegurados el programa ofrece servicios de apoyo para solicitud de reembolso. Estos servicios incluyen el contacto con el plan de seguros del paciente y sus proveedores para ayudar al paciente a conocer su cobertura y verificar sus beneficios.  Algunos pacientes que no pueden cubrir su co-pago o cualquier otro gasto en medicamentos oncológicos debido a problemas financieros, pueden solicitar ayuda para recibir sus medicamentos libres de costo, si cualifican.

Por último, pacientes no asegurados a quienes se les receta un medicamento oncológico producido por Pfizer, pueden solicitar ayuda para recibir su medicamento libre de costo.  Para poder conocer si cualifican para estos programas, los pacientes deben consultar a un consejero para determinar su elegibilidad. Algunos requisitos son:

  • Carecer de cubierta de medicamentos o que esta sea insuficiente
  • Cumplir criterios de ingresos económicos específicos
  • Residir en los Estados Unidos o en sus territorios
  • Recibir su tratamiento de manos de un médico licenciado en Estados Unidos o Puerto Rico

Para información adicional acerca de Pfizer First Resource® y hablar con un consejero en inglés o español favor de llamar al 877-744-5675. También puede visitar la página www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com y llenar una solicitud de ingreso al programa.

[1] Cancer Statistics for Hispanics/Latinos 2012, Publicado online el 17 de septiembre de 2012 en CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

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