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Mexico, (Notimex) .- Fatigue, bone pain and neuropathy are the main symptoms of cancer survivors even after five years after treatment of the disease
. Registry of cancer survivors in Mexico, the director general of the National Cancer Institute (INCAN), Abelardo Meneses, said that in four years they have this list of more than four thousand people.
Of these, three thousand and twenty-one participated in a study to find out their real situation after treatment, in order to design better public policies to follow them.
Of the participants, two thousand 536 have more than five years of survival, and out of a total of 71 percent were involved in INCan, 7.8% in units of the Ministry of Health, 6, 9% at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), 3.5% at the Institute of Safety and Services State Social Workers (ISSSTE), 7.1 percent in the private sector, and the remaining percentage has not been specified.
Abelardo Meneses said at a press conference that 96.8 percent of cancer survivors reported having side effects such as fatigue. , neuropathy and pain in the bones, while 95.8 percent have depression and / or anxiety.
In 82.7 percent of cases report problems of a sexual nature, either lack of desire or rejection of their partner, among others
The specialist added that 25.9% had problems to reintegrate their half of whom were afraid of relapse and 50% said that they felt discriminated against because of their illness.
It was called "Put on your coat and celebrate life", it was reiterated that cancer is the third leading cause of death in our country and that in 2013 alone, more than 84 thousand people died for this cause. 19659002] The director of INCAN urged the population to avoid fast foods, excess sugars and "undesirable" foods, as well as tobacco to prevent cancer and prevent relapse among those who already have the disease
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