Can Cancer in Developing Nations be Treated?
In some of the world’s poorest countries poor health and disease run rampant in spite of the fact that a good deal can be done and at little cost. Public health experts have been informing government agencies to put a primary focus on cancer care in developing nations. Even though there is a great deal of ill health in developing countries the things that can be done to treat and even to prevent some of the most prevalent maladies to need the cost a fortune according to public health experts.
According to medialnewstoday.com the cancer rates in poorer countries are staggering in comparison to those of the developed world:
“In 1970 lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) accounted for 15% of global cancer cases. In 2008 the figure rose to 56%. Experts estimate that by 2030 the percentage will reach 70%.
With nearly two-thirds of global annual cancer cases occurring in LMICs, it is today a leading cause of death, the authors write. The case fatality from cancer – estimated incidence to mortality ratio – is 75% in low-income countries, compared to 46% in developed nations.”
Some of what has been recommended to help prevent such a prevalence and cancer includes focusing on anti-tobacco campaigns, educating people about early detection, encouraging the HVP shot, and increasing the hepatitis B vaccination to the populace. We should be very thankful that as American citizens we currently have such a phenomenal Health Care System, such as that offered by Blue Cross of North Carolina, and hopefully in the very near future people of poor nations will benefit from advances both here and abroad.
