What are the tumors with the highest incidence among …

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) confirmed that last year, there were 115,000 new cases of cancer in Argentina, or about 10% of cases diagnosed in South America. The specialists estimated that at least 95% of the cases could have been resolved if they had been treated on time.

The data of one of the most important international organizations in this field was distributed on the occasion of the International Day of the fight against cancer. According to the data released, the tumors with the highest incidence rate among women in Argentina are bad and cervical cancers; while in men, lung cancer is diagnosed in greater numbers until the age of 50 and, after that age, prostate cancer.

In total, in 2018, 1,044,017 new cases of this disease were identified in South America, said Mario Bruno, doctoral student in oncology and member of the Academic Council of the Foundation for Health and Social Security (FESS), which explained that "there is no curable cancer or not, but it depends on the timing of the diagnosis, detected in time, 95% of any type of tumor variety could be cured."

The sense of early detection means obtaining a diagnosis before the onset of any symptoms through specific medical visits, such as annual mammography in women over 40 years of age and revision. of the prostate in men over 50 years. Cervical cancer. It affects more than 72,000 women in the Americas region, more than 34,000 of whom die each year.

This year, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will focus on World Cancer Day in the field of cervical cancer, joining the World Health Organization (WHO), which has given priority to the elimination of this pathology as a public health problem. The vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is "safe and essential to eliminate cancer of the cervix", announced Monday the health authorities.

On the other hand, according to data from the Center for Research on Cancer (CIIC), which depends on the World Health Organization (WHO), about 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer of 39, uterus have been diagnosed worldwide in 2018. About 310,000 women die each year from this disease, mainly in low- and middle-income countries.