Cancer overcomes 3 thousand 201 patients in Mexico

In the country there are 3 thousand 201 cancer survivors, of whom 2 thousand 536 are more than five years old to have overcome the disease, revealed the first balance of the National Register of Cancer Survivors that began in 2014.

According to data from the Ministry of Health, in Mexico every year about 90 thousand people die from the disease.

In presenting the first review of the registry, Abelardo Meneses, director of the National Cancer Institute (INCAN), alerted that 97% of cancer survivors report side effects, mainly fatigue, bone pain and neuropathy.

He noted that 96% of this population had emotional issues like depression and anxiety, 83% had an impact on baduality. like lack of desire and rejection of one's partner.

Laura Suchil, head of the institutional link of INCAN, said that it is estimated that in Mexico there are one million survivors He added that there will be more and more survivors through early detection of the disease, better care and access to better technologies and medicines.