The number of oncological surgery operations represents one of the most reliable indicators of healthcare facilities: the higher the number, the better the guarantees of safety and effectiveness.
In this context, the North is always at the top of the rankings for 'above threshold' centers, while the South is growing, but with only 3 virtuous Regions, Puglia, Campania and Sicily, which cover all the pathologies considered.
This is underlined by Ropi (Rete Oncologico Pazienti Italia), which today presents a new updated map 'Where do I get treatment?', to the Ministry of Health and developed starting from the data of the latest National Outcomes Program of Agenas.
For breast cancer, the first three centers in terms of number of operations are the European Institute of Oncology - Ieo in Milan, with 2635 operations per year, the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome with 1344 and Irccs Istituto Clinico Humanitas with 879, but it also appears the South in the top ten with the Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese which has 719.
For lung cancer the Sant'Andrea Hospital in Rome with 572 operations a year, the European Institute of Oncology - Ieo in Milan with 538 and the Careggi University Hospital of Florence with 462, but the South also appears in the top ten, with the Monaldi Hospital of Naples with 292.
For stomach cancer, the first three facilities in terms of number of operations are the Gemelli Polyclinic of Rome with 142 operations per year, the Aoui of Verona Borgo Trento with 89 and the Irccs San Raffaele Hospital of Milan with 88.
For colon cancer the Policlinico Gemelli with 505 operations per year, the Irccs Policlinico Sant 'Orsola of Bologna with 288 and the University Hospital of Pisa with 248, but the top ten also includes the Policlinico of Bari with 206 and the Cardinale Giovanni Panico Hospital of Tricase (Lecce) with 202.
For prostate cancer , in the top three positions are the Careggi University Hospital of Florence with 726 operations a year, the European Institute of Oncology - Ieo of Milan with 509 and the Pederzoli Nursing Home of Verona with 473, but among the top ten there it is also the Miulli Regional General Hospital of Bari, with 309.
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