Probably by 2025, the incidence of oncological diseases will increase by more than 25%, then cancer will become the main cause of death in Poland, warns the Supreme Audit Office in a report prepared on the occasion of the World Cancer Day, which we are celebrating on February 4. NIK also draws attention to the fact that the effectiveness of oncological treatment in Poland is worse than in most European Union countries.
The Supreme Audit Office is alerting that it is necessary to improve the effectiveness of cancer prevention and treatment as soon as possible. The office proposes, inter alia, inclusion of occupational medicine physicians in the prevention and early diagnosis of cancer and the introduction of a compulsory subject related to health education to schools.
NIK points out that already in Poland as many people die from cancer every year as the population of Legnica, i.e. about 100 people. Aging of the population in the coming years will bring further difficult challenges for the health care system, also in the field of oncology. According to the Supreme Audit Office, today most cases of malignant neoplasms occur in people over 60 years of age. This, combined with demographic forecasts, gives a picture of Poland in 2025, when nearly 20 percent. the population will be people over 65 years of age. As a result, the incidence of oncological diseases will also increase, and cancer will probably become the main cause of death in Poland.
According to the Supreme Audit Office, one of the most effective methods of reducing disease in the future is education and prevention. Knowledge and a healthy lifestyle help to prevent diseases, including cancer, and constant health control enables early detection of dangerous changes and effective treatment.
Meanwhile, mortality from malignant neoplasms in Poland is much higher than in most EU countries, although paradoxically there are fewer patients. Moreover, as indicated by the Supreme Audit Office, citing OECD data, along with Hungary and Croatia, we belong to the countries where the most people die from malignant neoplasms. The effectiveness of oncological treatment in Poland is worse than in most other European Union countries. Poles are most often attacked by lung and colon cancer, among men, prostate and bladder cancer is the most popular, and among women – breast and ovarian cancer.
On the basis of nik.gov.pl