China's economy is rising, as well as cancer incidence and mortality rates
According to the World Cancer Report 2008, 1/5 of newly diagnosed cancer cases worldwide, about 3.07
millions; and 1/4 cancer death, about 2.2 millions was estimated from China in
2012.
In 2020, 4 million newly diagnosed cancer cases will be
from China, and in 2030 it will be 5 million; in 2020, 3 million people will
die of cancer, in 2030 it will be 3.5 million.
In the last 30 years, 96%
more people died of breast cancer, and 465% more people died of lung cancer,
according to the data from The 3rd National MortalitySurvey held by Ministry of Health of China in 2006.
Table 1. 2012 China Cancer Annual Report
Ranking
|
Cancer incidence
|
Cancer mortality
|
1
|
Lung
|
Lung
|
2
|
Gastric
|
Liver
|
3
|
Rectal colon
|
Gastric
|
4
|
Liver
|
Esophageal
|
5
|
Esophageal
|
Rectal colon
|
From around 1995, lung cancer became the No. 1 cancer in China,
and it keeps 4.45% annual growth rate since then, said Prof. Yang Gonghuan, the
vice chair of China CDC.
The battles lost, without fight at all in
some places
In lots of rural residents' mind,
cancer is an incurable disease, as well as to some city dwellers.
What makes it worse, majority of patients were in advanced stage when they seek medical attentions.
For example, even in Beijing, the Capital of China, above 80%
lung cancer patients were in advanced stage when they were diagnosed.
In big cancer hospitals of capital
cities, such as in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengjiang and Henan, cancer patients
need to wait for long time to have surgeries.
Every week, 700 patients are in
the waiting list to get in Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Science,
Beijing to get treated.
A war to cancer should be declared,
now
44 years ago, then American President
Nixon signed "National Cancer Act of 1971" was appraised as declaring
war to cancer, which has helped to collaborate efforts to the reduction of
cancer incidence and mortality in U.S. at present.
"It's time for China to
declare war to cancer", quoted from Prof. Ji JiaFu, president of Cancer
Hospital affiliated to Peking University.
"China is facing a war to cancer,"
said earlier Prof. Chen Zhu, Academician of Chinese Academy of Science, vice
chairman of Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Some summarized suggestions from Profs Ji JiaFu, Zhi
XiuYi and Wang MingRong :
·"Big Health" concept, more funding and engagement from different levels of government.
· National, provincial and local cancer registry systems should be set up for quality cancer data.
· More anticancer drugs should be included into insurance coverage.
· Charity organizations and events should be introduced into cancer prevention and care.
· Domestic cancer drug research and development should be enhanced.
· Specialized cancer prevention and early detection centers should be established.
· More education program should be designed for community primary care physicians.
Reference:
Gu RuiZhen et al. "Atrocious Cancer--China Cancer Status Quo Investigation" Xinhuanet.com Feb. 3, 2015 Web, Feb. 23, 2015
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