Post by account_disabled on Mar 12, 2024 6:27:38 GMT
Despite advances in medicine and the means of early detection that have spread in recent years, cancer remains one of the main causes of mortality in the world . In Spain it is the second cause of death after cardiovascular diseases.
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in 2020 alone, 9.9 million deaths occurred in the world as a result of this disease. According to this international organization, an increase in mortality is expected in the coming years, with the number of deaths estimated at more than 16 million in 2040.
The report Cancer figures in Spain 2022 , recently Email Data published by the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM), according to calculations made by the Spanish Network of Cancer Registries (Redecan), indicates that during this year the 280,000 new cases of cancer in Spain , a particularly bad figure, not only in quantitative terms, but because, if met, it would represent an increase compared to last year, which ended with a figure slightly higher than 276,000 patients. The IARC, for its part, estimates that in Spain mortality from cancer will increase from 113,000 cases in 2020 to more than 160,000 in 2040.
As with many diseases, our habits can affect whether we get cancer or not. In fact, as studies and doctors around the world point out, many cancers are associated with unhealthy habits . Leaving aside these habits can save our lives.
Avoid tobacco
At this point, it seems like a truism to say that tobacco causes cancer, but according to SEOM , tobacco is responsible for up to a third of cancers worldwide and 22% of deaths from this disease. In Spain, 23.3% of men and 16.4% of women are habitual smokers, with a progressive increase in smoking among women since the 1970s, with the consequent impact on the incidence and mortality of their related tumors , especially lung ones. Obviously, the sooner we stop smoking, the more likely we are to avoid the disease. If we don't start with this habit , the better .
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in 2020 alone, 9.9 million deaths occurred in the world as a result of this disease. According to this international organization, an increase in mortality is expected in the coming years, with the number of deaths estimated at more than 16 million in 2040.
The report Cancer figures in Spain 2022 , recently Email Data published by the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM), according to calculations made by the Spanish Network of Cancer Registries (Redecan), indicates that during this year the 280,000 new cases of cancer in Spain , a particularly bad figure, not only in quantitative terms, but because, if met, it would represent an increase compared to last year, which ended with a figure slightly higher than 276,000 patients. The IARC, for its part, estimates that in Spain mortality from cancer will increase from 113,000 cases in 2020 to more than 160,000 in 2040.
As with many diseases, our habits can affect whether we get cancer or not. In fact, as studies and doctors around the world point out, many cancers are associated with unhealthy habits . Leaving aside these habits can save our lives.
Avoid tobacco
At this point, it seems like a truism to say that tobacco causes cancer, but according to SEOM , tobacco is responsible for up to a third of cancers worldwide and 22% of deaths from this disease. In Spain, 23.3% of men and 16.4% of women are habitual smokers, with a progressive increase in smoking among women since the 1970s, with the consequent impact on the incidence and mortality of their related tumors , especially lung ones. Obviously, the sooner we stop smoking, the more likely we are to avoid the disease. If we don't start with this habit , the better .
