Today is World Cancer Day, and 8.8 million people die of cancer every year worldwide.
Release date: 2017-02-06 Today is February 4, World Cancer Day. Yesterday, the World Health Organization released a new guideline for early diagnosis of cancer, and called for the strengthening of early diagnosis and treatment of cancer to improve the survival of patients. The International Union Against Cancer has set the theme of this year's World Cancer Day as "We can, I can beat cancer (WE CAN, I CAN)." The setting of this theme demonstrates the determination and expectation of global cancer to overcome cancer. According to the latest data released by WHO, 8.8 million people die of cancer every year, accounting for nearly one-sixth of the total annual deaths worldwide. Most of the deceased are in low- and middle-income countries. There are more than 14 million new cancer cases each year, and this number is expected to increase to more than 21 million by 2030. Effective early diagnosis can detect cancer at the onset of the disease, making treatment more effective, simple, and less expensive. According to the new WHO guidelines for early diagnosis of cancer, all countries can take steps to improve early diagnosis of cancer. The three steps proposed in the new guidelines to improve early diagnosis of cancer are to increase public understanding of various cancer symptoms, encourage timely medical treatment if symptoms are found, and increase health care, provide health service equipment, and train health workers. Investing in order to be able to diagnose accurately and timely; to ensure that cancer patients have access to safe and effective treatment, including pain relief, while not causing patients to be in trouble personally or economically. Etienne Kruger, Director of the WHO Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, said: “By taking steps to implement WHO's new guidelines, health care planners can improve early cancer diagnosis and ensure Start treatment quickly, especially for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers (more effective). This will save more cancer patients' lives and reduce the cost of cancer treatment and cure." It is estimated that the economic cost of cancer to the world reached 1.16 trillion US dollars in 2010, mainly due to medical expenses and productivity losses. The WHO pointed out that early diagnosis can greatly reduce the economic burden of cancer and reduce the cost of treatment. In addition, if cancer patients receive effective treatment in a timely manner after an early diagnosis, they can continue to work and bring income to the family. WHO also said that most cancer patients live in low- and middle-income countries, which have low ability to provide effective diagnostic services such as imaging technology, laboratory tests and pathology services, and cancer deaths account for three-thirds of global cancer deaths. of two. Therefore, WHO encourages these countries to prioritize the most basic, efficient and low-cost cancer treatment services, and recommends reducing the patient's self-paying portion of treatment costs. Source: Medical Valley Fertilizer Pellet Machine,Fertilizer Pellet Making Machine,Fertilizer Pellet Making Mill,Fertilizer Pellet Mill Machine Shandong Longze Mechanical Equipment Co.,Ltd , https://www.pelletmachinefactory.com