In Argentina, cancer is diagnosed at 14 people per hour

According to the latest estimates made by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), According to global data in 2018, Argentina has an incidence rate of 212 cases per 100,000 population, a figure that places it in the countries of the world where the incidence of cancer is medium to high, placing it in seventh place in Latin America.

Similarly, IARC has calculated for our country an incidence of 269 ​​new cases of cancer per year per 100,000 men and 290 per 100,000 women. And he pointed out that the most common type is bad cancerwhich in 2018 accounted for 17% of all malignant tumors detected.

The prevalence was colorectal cancer, with 15,692 cases, prostate cancer and lung cancer, each representing 9.3% of tumors detected.

IN ADDITION:

Problematic alcohol consumption in the elderly

Risk factors

In terms of risk factors, IARC calculates the number of cancer cases attributable to certain exposure factors, such as obesity, infections and exposure to ultraviolet light.

The body mbad index (BMI), calculated from the height and weight of individuals, is used as an indicator of the nutritional status of people. A BMI equal to or greater than 30 is considered obesity.

According to estimates, in Argentina, 6.8% (7600) of cancer cases can be attributed to obesity., positioning our country at the highest level of this indicator in the world.

In the meantime, 9.8% is linked to ten infectious agents: a bacterium (Helicobacter pylori), six viruses (hepatitis B and HPV, among others) and three parasites (Opisthorchis viverrini, Clonorchis sinensis and Schistosoma haematobium). ).

In addition, IARC has established that in Argentina 52.8% of cases of melanoma, a very aggressive skin cancer, are attributed to UV exposure.

IN ADDITION:

Fitness mode and the danger of eating disorders: the keys to detect them

Tips for enjoying the sun safely

Awareness campaigns

Twelve organizations will lead the campaign "Cancer: let's talk positive ", which proposes to refer to the disease without euphemisms, taboos or stereotypes and to stop using warlike terms such as "battle" or "struggle", which refer to victories or losses.

"The majority of people with cancer who participate in our activities say that the loading of violent words does not help their mood and therefore does not promote their recovery," said María Alejandra Iglesias, president of Asociación Civil Bra. .

"Patients are not able to receive information related to the struggle they have to face to defeat the disease, so they do not die," said Marta Artigas, president of the Community Care Foundation. Integral to the oncological patient (Aciapo).