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By Mohammad Al-Kanderi
KUWAIT, Feb. 3 (KUNA) – While significant progress has been made in treating some serious diseases, cancer remains one of the deadliest.
In Kuwait, the proportion of cancer cases among nationals reached 183 per 100,000 Kuwaitis, compared to 161 among women, according to official statistics (2015).
The figures show that the total number of cancer patients, men and women, was 2,680 in 2015. Among expatriates, there were 114 people out of 100,000 foreign residents of the country.
The disease, celebrated on February 4 around the world as World Cancer Day, is known as a case of abnormal swelling of human tissue due to a dysfunction of genes, affecting various organs.
Cancer cells grow to neighboring cells, causing tumors, largely curable if they are detected at an early stage. Therefore, it is very necessary to guide people about the first medical examinations.
On this occasion, Dr Khaled Al-Saleh, Vice President of the National Awareness Campaign on Cancer (CAN Awareness), told KUNA that since the 2010 International Conference on Chronic Disease, Kuwait has to combat these diseases, noncommunicable diseases.
The committee has trained dozens of students in early detection of the disease, in addition to training hundreds of doctors and nurses.
In addition, concrete work has been carried out in various forms, such as the launch of the Ministry of Health program for the examination of the bad, colon and rectum, in addition to the organization of many seminars awareness.
Dr. Khuloud Al-Ali, chief executive of the Kuwait Cancer Center (KCCC), said cancer was the second leading cause of death after heart disease.
Cancer has claimed 8.8 million lives in 2015 worldwide. On average, one in six people die and 70% of cancer-related deaths have been in low- and middle-income countries.
The 2015 Kuwait Statistical Survey showed that most cases were in their fifties; four percent of them were under the age of 18 and 36 percent were aged 60 and over.
Dr. Khaled Al-Khaldi, tumor specialist at the same center, reaffirmed that cancer is treatable when it is detected early.
The proportion of cancer cases in Kuwait has not increased significantly in recent years due to improved treatment methods.
This year's World Cancer Day, with the theme "I am and I will do it", aims to reduce by 25% the number of deaths among patients with noncommunicable diseases by 2025 and to inform communities of the best ways to fight cancer and prevent it. (end) mak.rk
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