That the Russians in recent years have become more vulnerable to cancer, said the Deputy Director of the National medical research center of radiology Ministry of health of the Russian Federation Valery starinsky. According to him, the risk of Contracting cancer disease increased by 8%.
The likelihood of cancer in Russia has become more significant over the past five years, said the expert of the Ministry of health. With this view Valery starinsky made at the III all-Russian Congress of patients with cancer. Among the factors that cause this risk, he identified improper diet and bad habits.
Earlier the health Ministry has sounded the data about what types of cancer is most common in Russia. The office said men usually attacks cancer respiratory, women with breast cancer.
This time starinsky noted that the risk of dying from cancer in Russia over the past five years has decreased by 6%, which, according to him, due to the improved opportunity for citizens to receive effective treatment.
One of the most serious problems of Oncology – late diagnosis. In 2017, as already mentioned Magicforum, service to cancer patients “Clear morning” in Moscow has monitored the quality of care provided to cancer patients, he showed that our doctors are extremely bad at detecting cancer at an early stage, when treatment can indeed be effective. In some cases, patients have months to wait for confirmation of the diagnosis, and more than half of patients do not benefit from the prescribing physician clear information about diagnosis and treatment options.
Also oncologists shared their tips on what methods of cancer prevention are the most effective.