{"id":159066,"date":"2023-10-26T01:11:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T01:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=159066"},"modified":"2024-12-10T17:22:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T23:22:19","slug":"cynthia-villarreal-garza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/health\/cynthia-villarreal-garza\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Villarreal, Improving the Future of Cancer Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Music is one of the passions of the Director of Oncology at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecsalud.mx\/centro-de-cancer-de-mama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TecSalud\u2019s Breast Cancer Center<\/a>. As a teenager, she considered taking up playing piano professionally. Although her career took a diametrically opposite path, one of the things she enjoys the most is listening to music, going to concerts, and dancing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A professor at Tec de Monterrey since 2007, she is also a Medical Sciences researcher at the National Institute of Cancerology and the author of more than 150 publications. Founder of the \u201cYoung and Strong\u201d program and the Association of Doctors and Researchers in the Fight Against Breast Cancer, <a href=\"https:\/\/research.tec.mx\/vivo-tec\/display\/PID_81852\">Cynthia Villarreal<\/a> has focused her efforts on studying breast cancer, particularly how it affects young women in Mexico and Latin America.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she arrives, I observe someone who not only commands respect but also openness. She gives me a confident smile, showing her readiness to converse. During our interview, although she maintained her posture and thought her answers through, she couldn\u2019t stop moving her hands; nor was she afraid to express herself through body language, which kept the conversation flowing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Get to know the B side of Dr. Cynthia Villareal\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-SBGGTEAkAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-science-and-breast-cancer\">Science and Breast Cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing her medical studies at Tec de Monterrey, Cynthia performed her community service at the Salvador Zubir\u00e1n National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, where she first came into contact with cancer patients. Discovering the complexity of their diagnoses and knowing that it was an area in which there was a lot to be done led to her taking up this specialization. What\u2019s more, empathy for her patients and the challenges of dealing with breast cancer made her choose this area. When she speaks about this stage of her life, her voice reflects the emotion of having lived through it, confirming that although the outlook may seem complicated, she did not mistake her choice of profession.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza--1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Woman wearing a beige silk blouse smiling\" class=\"wp-image-159068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza--1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza--300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza--768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cynthia Villarreal is a woman who\u2019s capable of making tough decisions by thinking things through and setting big goals, essential characteristics for research. (Photo: Jes\u00fas Alejandro Salazar \/ TecScience).  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What led you to get involved with research?&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curiosity\u2026 and I also met someone who was key to my development: hematologist Maite Collados, who had a research practice. I took my first steps with her, we published the first two articles, and I realized that I really liked it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Nutrition, I worked with Dr. Julio Granados, who\u2019s well-known in the field of immunogenetics. I picked up knowledge and experience from him. I collaborated on 10 articles and haven\u2019t stopped since then. In Oncology, I was taught by Dr. \u00d3scar Arrieta, the most important lung cancer researcher in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>You\u2019ve written dozens of articles. What have you learned from them?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most challenges teach you a lot, especially when there are changes and you have to rethink your strategy. Not everything ends up being a success. There are investigations that don\u2019t work out despite you giving them your all. That\u2019s part of the process. You have to be sufficiently resilient and humble to cope with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-5.webp\" alt=\"Cynthia Villareal surrounded by 4  female doctors, all wearing medical gown \" class=\"wp-image-159082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-5.webp 750w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-5-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For Cynthia Villarreal, training doctors is one of her driving forces. Here, with part of her team at the Breast Cancer Center of TecSalud. (Photo: Courtesy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-disseminating-knowledge-the-key-to-making-progress\">Disseminating knowledge, the key to making progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>In 2013, you wrote about young women with breast cancer in Latin America. What advances have there been since then?&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many, one of which is early diagnosis. Secondly, there\u2019s been a great deal of innovation in treatment, which enables 80 to 85% of patients to be cured. In the case of patients with metastatic cancer, we believe that some will soon be cured or at least have longer life expectancies. We now have patients who are doing well 10 years later. That\u2019s the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The oncology area is increasingly looking at the overall outlook for patients and their families. We\u2019re now looking for ways to improve quality of life, both during treatment and in the long-term effects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What lines of research are you working on now?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several (she laughs). We do clinical research, which means that instead of working in the lab, we implement strategies to see whether an intervention helps to improve things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, we created several strategies when we realized that patients want doctors to be more empathetic and explain the information better. One of these is the educational aspect: we developed materials that include information for them to digest at home in their own time. Meanwhile, we\u2019re training oncologists on how to break bad news to see what effect that has on patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annalsofoncology.org\/article\/S0923-7534(23)01905-1\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research protocol has to do with incorporating mindfulness<\/a>. There\u2019s scientific evidence which shows that people who practice it have a better quality of life. It reduces stress and anxiety, improves sleep, and also has favorable outcomes for cancer patients. We recently presented the results at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress, and we\u2019ll do so at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-4.webp\" alt=\"Cynthia Villarreal with a recovered patient and two other colleagues.\" class=\"wp-image-159081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-4.webp 750w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-4-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In 2014, with a patient and two other colleagues. (Photo: Courtesy) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Research gives you a lot of satisfaction\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publishing gives you a nice feeling because what you\u2019re doing doesn\u2019t just help your patients; by doing research and disseminating your results, you help people you\u2019re never going to meet to have better interventions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cynthia Villarreal\u2019s research has earned her several awards, including the Biennial Mexican Health Foundation Award, the Miguel Alem\u00e1n Vald\u00e9s Award, three awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, one from the European Society for Medical Oncology, and the State of Nuevo Le\u00f3n Award. However, the oncologist acknowledges that the merit is not hers alone, but also that of her students and fellows: \u201cThey\u2019re collaborations in which everyone benefits: the students learn, publish, and we help each other to make progress in our research. It becomes a virtuous circle.\u201d Moreover, one of her great efforts has been teaching the first advanced breast cancer specialization in Mexico and Latin America, which is now in its ninth year.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza.webp\" alt=\"The doctor Receiving a prize\" class=\"wp-image-159078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza.webp 750w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cynthia Villarreal has been recognized on several occasions for her contributions to breast cancer research. Here, in 2017, receiving the Miguel Alem\u00e1n Vald\u00e9s Award in the Health field. (Photo: Courtesy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What inspired you to set up the \u201cYoung and Strong\u201d program?&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The high number of young women with breast cancer. Oncologists are trained to see adult patients; when a 30-year-old woman comes in with breast cancer, you have to understand that maybe she hasn\u2019t fulfilled her wish of becoming a mom, so you have to offer her other strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who is Cynthia Villarreal outside the hospital?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I had to describe myself in a single word, I\u2019d probably say I\u2019m dedicated. I give it my all! That goes for my daughter, my boyfriend, my parents, my work, and my friends. I\u2019m committed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m very tenacious. That\u2019s also something that defines me. \u201cNo\u201d is not an answer. I always want to get a \u201cyes.\u201d I\u2019m persistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-3.webp\" alt=\"Cynthia Villarreal surrounded by her parents and two siblings \" class=\"wp-image-159080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-3.webp 750w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-3-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Family is one of the pillars of Cynthia&#8217;s life. Not only does the time spent with her parents and siblings bring her joy, but she also acknowledges the support they have always provided. (Photo: Courtesy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Speaking of your daughter, what\u2019s your relationship with her like? Have you done anything to teach her about breast cancer?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalia\u2019s 10 now, and she\u2019s very familiar with the subject. She understands very well that her mom is important to her patients. Sometimes, she asks me how they\u2019re doing and so she is starting to become aware of health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a very nice relationship. I think she\u2019s very confident about talking to me. Because I\u2019m a single mom, that\u2019s encouraged us to have a very close relationship and to talk about everything that\u2019s going on around us. I like traveling with her. That\u2019s the time I set aside to be present with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-2.webp\" alt=\"two images, in one she is with her daughter in her first communion and in the other she kisses her boyfriend \" class=\"wp-image-159079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-2.webp 750w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Cynthia-Villarreal-Garza-2-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Several doctors inspired her career, but when talking about her personal life, she mentions her daughter Natalia, who fills her with energy, and her boyfriend, Dr. Sergio Loredo. 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