Svetski dan borbe protiv raka: Kako sprečiti bolest pre prvih simptoma
Nova studija SZO sugeriše da je više od sedam miliona slučajeva raka u 2022. moglo da bude sprečeno. Skoro 40 odsto svih slučajeva te godine uzrokovano je faktorima ponašanja i okoline koje možemo promeniti.
TL;DR
- Over 7 million cancer cases in 2022 were preventable, representing 37.8% of the total 18.7 million new cases.
- Nearly 40% of preventable cancers are linked to modifiable risk factors (MRFs) such as tobacco, alcohol, obesity, and air pollution.
- The study, covering 36 cancer types in 185 countries, included infectious agents like Hepatitis B and HPV for the first time.
- HPV remains a significant preventable cause of cancer in women, especially cervical cancer, despite vaccine availability, with "vaccine hesitancy" noted as an issue.
- Infections were the leading cause of preventable cancers in women (2.7 million cases), while behavioral factors like smoking predominated in men (4.3 million cases).
- While factors like tobacco and air pollution affect lung cancer rates in both sexes, the overall number of cases differs significantly (1.3 million in men vs. 477,000 in women).
- With cancer cases projected to rise by over 50% by 2045, effective and targeted prevention strategies are crucial.
- Future prevention efforts must consider differing impacts on men and women and adapt to various regional socio-economic contexts.