SHENZHEN - The single biggest impact on cancer can be made by reducing tobacco use, a leading expert has told delegates at the World Cancer Congress.
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SHENZHEN – At least five billion people live in countries with limited or no access to controlled pain medication with the vast majority having inadequate access to the most basic treatment for moderate to severe pain.
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SHENZHEN – Over 3 000 international cancer experts are currently meeting in China to renew their fight against a disease which is killing millions every year and to renew their efforts to control tobacco.
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Landmark report shows that cancer has the greatest economic impact from premature death and disability of all causes of death worldwide.
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SHENZHEN – The drive to prevent, treat and control cancer is facing a major turning point with the disease set to be given higher global priority.
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Josephine stepped up to the podium, looked out at the 100 women and a few men, and began her introduction with these words:”I am just an ordinary woman. And I survived cancer.”
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5 million people worldwide die of tobacco related diseases every year, which is one death every 10 seconds. Despite the crack down on smokers in South Africa through increased tax on cigarettes and restrictions on where they can smoke, few people take heed of the warnings that tobacco kills. In this insert produced by Fathima Simjee, Ken Newman, who was a smoker for over 50 years explains why he wishes he had never lit a cigarette in his life.
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This month Dr Eve argues that the rights, needs of the patients need to come first, that all information must be evidence based and that all health care providers must work in an integrated multidisciplinary manner.
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