According to the latest report from the World Health Organization, as long as current trends continue, the world will face a sharp rise in cancer incidence and mortality. At the same time, the WHO says seven million people could survive, thanks to changes such as smoking cessation, HPV vaccination, and treatment for hepatitis.
Tumors will kill more and more
The WHO report shows that cancer is the first or second leading cause of premature death (in people aged 30-69) in 134 countries out of 183 that participated in the analysis. Cancer ranks third in 45 other countries. Of the 15,2 million premature deaths recorded in 2016, 4,5 million, or 29,8%, were caused by cancer.
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The World Health Organization warns that if high rates of HPV, hepatitis, and smoking persist worldwide – especially in low-income countries – doctors will diagnose 20% of these in the next 60 years. more cases of cancer. 80 percent all new cases will be diagnosed in low-income countries.
At the same time, the WHO says seven million people can be saved through improved screening, and vaccination against HPV and hepatitis, which lead to most cases of cervical and liver cancer.
Screening in rich countries
WHO reports that approx. 90 percent. wealthy countries provide their citizens with a full range of oncological care – from screening, through diagnostics, treatment, and ending with palliative care. And all of this within public health systems.
When it comes to poorer countries, only 15 percent. of them provide full oncological care. Dr. Ren Minghui, the deputy general manager for universal health insurance and communicable and non-communicable diseases, believes this is alarming to all of us. Efforts should be made to address unacceptable inequalities between oncology services in rich and poor countries.
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This is mainly because poorer countries have had to focus their limited health resources on fighting infectious diseases and improving maternal and child care. This means that they no longer have enough resources to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer
Rich countries, in turn, adopted prevention, early diagnosis and screening programs, which, together with better treatment, contributed to approx. reduce premature mortality in 20-2000. Low-income countries saw a 2015% decline in cancer mortality.
The entire WHO report can be found at the link HERE.
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