One in 4 Cypriots shall be identified with some type of most cancers in his/her lifetime whereas 42 new instances of most cancers and leukaemia in youngsters aged 0-19 are identified yearly on the island. Figures had been unveiled Tuesday throughout a press convention on the event of World Most cancers Day and Worldwide Childhood Most cancers Day.
The press convention was organised by SHSO (State well being providers organisation) which offered the vital job carried out on the Oncology Centres of Nicosia and Limassol Common Hospitals and the Childhood Most cancers Clinic at Makario Hospital in Nicosia.
Through the convention it was mentioned that in keeping with estimations by GLOBOCAN, the International Most cancers Observatory of WHO, primarily based on Cyprus Most cancers Archives with information as much as 2018, one in 9 residents in Cyprus will go away from most cancers up till the age of 75.
Greater than 1,500 instances of childhood most cancers and different haematological or oncology illnesses are being handled yearly on the Makario Youngsters`s Hospital. In 2021 30 new instances had been identified and handled on the hospital.
Deputy Govt Director of SHSO Kypros Stavrides mentioned that the Organisation helps all most cancers sufferers and their households, declaring that this combat is an ongoing one and SHSO is current, providing specialised providers in any respect the oncology wards of public hospitals.
Head of the Oncology clinic at Nicosia Common Hospital Dr. Rena Ioannou mentioned that that most cancers sufferers on the Clinic, which operated for the primary time in 1964, bear a whole remedy and remedy, including that the intention is to all the time provide high quality providers to sufferers.
Head of the Oncology clinic of Limassol Hospital Dr. Simon Malas mentioned that the clinic arrange in 2004 gives outpatient providers every day. The clinic additionally has a ward with 16 beds, a day care clinic in addition to dialysis centre. An outpatient clinic operates each Tuesday in Pafos Common Hospital.
Dr. Eleni Papachristodoulou, Head of the Youngsters Oncology Clinic at Makario Hospital, mentioned that the clinic is the one one that provides remedy to youngsters and youngsters who’re identified with most cancers and leukaemia and acute or power haematological illnesses. Youngsters are additionally being handled after bone marrow transplants. The clinic has 14 beds for inpatients and eight for outpatients.
Deputy Head of the Oncology clinic on the Nicosia Common Hospital Dr. George Ioannides mentioned that in keeping with estimates by the European Most cancers Info System (ECIS), in 2020 4,989 new instances had been identified (2,739 in males and a couple of,250 in females) whereas 2,430 deaths had been reported from most cancers (1,436 male and 994 feminine).
The commonest types of most cancers in Cyprus in males are prostate most cancers which is identified with a frequency of 30%, lung most cancers (16% ) and enormous gut (14%).
Most typical cancers in girls are breast most cancers (34%) thyroid (10%) and enormous gut (8%).
Most deaths in Cyprus within the male inhabitants happen because of lung most cancers (24%) , prostate (13%) and enormous gut (11%), whereas in girls deaths happen because of breast most cancers (20%), giant gut and lung most cancers (11%).
Former Head of Youngsters Oncology clinic Dr. Loizos Loizou was offered with an award for his providers and his vital work. He expressed his gratitude and delight as a result of, as he mentioned, leaving the general public sector he leaves behind a wonderful staff of docs and nurses who’re devoted and devoted in what they do and with nice love and affection to each little one with most cancers.