The start of the implementation of the national campaign to fight cancer in the country and East Azerbaijan Province/ Cancer is the second cause of death in the world
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences vice president of health said: The national campaign to fight cancer started on the 7th of Bahman 1402 in East Azarbaijan at the same time as the whole country and will continue until 15th of Bahman. According to the public relations report of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Hossein Haqaei explained this news:Cancers are currently the second cause of death in most societies, the number of new cancer cases according to the latest national report of the Cancer Program in Iran is 141,641 cases. He said: 49% of cancers occurred in women and 51% of cancers occurred in men. The order of the most common cancers in the entire population of our country was breast, prostate, stomach, colorectal, skin, lung, bladder, thyroid, and blood. . Haqaei added: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the country's female population, and prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the country's male population, and stomach and colorectal cancer rank second and third in the country's population.