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Romashko Nastya 103ма
Romashko Nastya 103ма
So, according to data from the US National Cancer Institute, today in America the 5-year survival rate for
some types of cancer (breast, prostate and thyroid cancer) is more than 90%. Five-year survival for all types
of cancer is now about 67%.
Maksym Petrusha, a family doctor at the "ON Clinic Cherkasy" medical center, will tell you more about
cancer mortality rates:
"According to the latest research, since 2001, the number of cancer deaths in the world has decreased by 1.5%
every year. To a large extent, this is also due to the fact that today there is a much greater chance of
diagnosing the presence of a cancerous tumor at an early stage of its development and starting therapy in time.
At the same time, it is important to understand that there is no such thing as a safe oncology: any cancer is
fatal in the absence of treatment, so it is important to regularly undergo cancer screening. Such precautions
can save your life."
And yet, incurable types of cancer are those that affect the organs of the gastrointestinal tract (intestine,
esophagus, stomach), liver and respiratory tract and form metastases in distant organs. Metastatic oncology in
the last stages is considered inoperable and often leads to death.