EVERY YEAR 70 CASES OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY REVEALED IN ARMENIA
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Tuesday, October 9, 17:10
Preventive care is the best method of early diagnostics of cancer,
Gagik Bazikyan, Deputy Director of the National Oncology Center,
Health Ministry of Armenia, told media, Tuesday.
He said that breast and uterine cancer are the most common cancer
among women and lung cancer and gastro-intestinal cancer are the most
common cases among men in Armenia.
“In addition, prostate cancer cases have been growing in the country
over the last years,” Bazikyan said. The share of men in total oncology
cases in the country is 48%, the share of women being 52%. In addition,
70 new cases of pediatric oncology are registered in Armenia every
year, Bazikyan said. He said that air pollution, stresses, hormonal
imbalance, and genetically modified products cause cancer.
A range of events will be held in the country in October to promote
preventive care and early diagnostics of cancer.
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