There is one person suffering from cancer by every 4 minutes and 58 seconds.
The first killer of cancer is colorectal, but the Incidence rate is declining.
Health Promotion Administration, MOHW announced the 2016 national cancer data, the number of new cancers was 100,583, an increase of 676 compared with 2015. On average, one person was cancerous by every 4 minutes and 58 seconds, and the cancer clock turned fast for two seconds.
Although the number of cancers has increased, the number and incidence of "colorectal cancer" with the highest incidence of Taiwanese people have decreased for two consecutive years; the incidence of gastric cancer, skin cancer, liver cancer, and esophageal cancer has also decreased.
Liver, stomach and skin cancer rates have fallen for 7 years
According to the analysis of the Health Promotion Administration, MOHW, the standardization rate of the top ten cancers, liver cancer, stomach cancer and skin cancer have declined for seven years, and colorectal cancer has also declined. Oral cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and esophageal cancer have been reported in recent years. Then it fluctuates up and down, breast cancer remains unchanged this year, and there is still an increase in uterine body cancer and thyroid cancer.
However, among the standardization rates of lung cancer, the cancer rate of women is gradually rising, which is consistent with the global trend. In addition to the commonly known risk factors such as air pollution, smoke, second-hand smoke, "non-smoking" and lung cancer are common in Asian women, speculation Related to genetic inheritance, secondhand smoke, occupational carcinogens.
Recently, there are celebrities suffering from pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, and prostate cancer. These three types of cancer have no obvious symptoms in the early stage, and there is no effective screening tool. The cause of this is unknown. It is speculated that in addition to age genes and aging, and living habits are also an important factor.
Cancer screening has achieved great results, and mortality has slowed down.
High risk factors associated with lifestyle habits are currently summarized as follows. Pancreatic cancer includes alcohol, smoking, obesity, and diabetes; esophageal cancer includes drinking, smoking, chewing betel nut, processed food, and gastroesophageal reflux. Our government currently provides four kinds of free cancer screening tests for human intestinal cancer fecal occult blood test, breast cancer X-ray test, oral cancer test, and cervical cancer smear test. Anyone who meets the above conditions can be examined free of charge. According to international empirical research, mortality can be reduced by 15% to 90%. Wang Yingwei, director of the National Health Service, said that the analysis of long-term trends found that adult cancer screening has achieved remarkable results, and cancer mortality has slowed down year by year and has steadily declined.
