QCS launches ‘It is all about prevention’ challenge
11 Apr 2021 - 9:24
The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) recently launched ‘It’s all about prevention’ campaign to raise awareness of colorectal cancer, which is the second common cancer between both genders, first common cancer across men, and third common cancer across females in Qatar according to Qatar National Cancer Registry (QNCR), Ministry of Public Health 2016.
Dr. Hadi Mohamad Abu Rasheed, Acting Head of Professional Development and Scientific Research Department at QCS, said: “More than 150 cases were diagnosed with colon cancer in Qatar, 67% of the cases in Qatar were males and 33% were females, 74% of the cases were non-Qatari, while 26% were Qatari, 69.9% of colon cancer patients have the chance to survive four years later after getting diagnosed.”
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