Cancer in Mexico, what you need to know

People do not pay as much attention to the warning signs as they should. And even if it worries us, we do not want to take it seriously.

Cancer is a process of uncontrolled growth and spread of malignant cells that can appear virtually anywhere in the body forming a tumor. In Mexico, this disease is the third leading cause of death and accounts for 12% of all deaths

For this reason, Together Against Cancer, the first national movement that seeks to connect all civil society organizations that work one day to improve the environment of cancer patients in Mexico, shares 7 facts about the prospects of this disease that we must all know to fight against it:

1.- The main neoplasms that cause death in our country for cancer, are associated with: lung, breast, colorectal, prostate and what? magician. Each year, 148,000 new cases of cancer are estimated (65,500 for men and 82,400 for women).

2.- According to the civil society organizations that promote this movement, the ethical problems in public health against the incidence of cancer that results in 60% of patient deaths are:

3.- Breast cancer is the most common cause of death in our country, it is estimated that there are 15 deaths per day for this type of cancer.

4.- Since 2006, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. It is estimated that there are 10.3 deaths a day due to this neoplasm.

5.- In 2013, at the national level, the most common causes of cancer deaths in men were: prostate, lung, leukemia, colorectal and stomach.

6.- It is estimated that by 2025 in Mexico, cancer cases will increase by 50%, from 147,000 to more than 220,000 new cases.1

7.- A limiting factor cancer detection and treatment is the difficulty of access to health services and technology available for timely detection and treatment. Even if the condition is detected in time, patients are faced with other obstacles that prevent or delay cancer care, such as the lack of hospital infrastructure near their communities, limited access to treatment or lack of specialists who use the equipment. technical, among others. It is estimated that at the national level, there are currently 735 oncology surgeons, 50 gynecologists in oncology, 269 medical oncologists, 151 pediatric oncologists and 180 radio oncologists.

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