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Cancer among Leading Causes of Death in Cuba |
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Monday, February 8, 2016
Havana.- The cancer disease was located in 2015 as the second cause of death in Cuba, this time surpassed by heart disease.
According to the Ministry of Public Health in the period under review increased rates of cancer mortality in Pinar del Río, Mayabeque, Villa Clara, Camaguey, Holguin and Santiago de Cuba were registered.
On the island, experts asserted that the oncogenic tumors in the group of 60-74 years are the first cause of death and the second for those with 75 and over.
To prevent this illness, they recommended changes in lifestyles, specifically smoking, harmful use of alcohol, lack of physical activity and low consumption of vegetables and fruits.
According to estimates, if the risk factors are reduced, malignant tumors can be prevented in 30 to 40 percent of cases, while others can be detected early and treated effectively.
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