Campaign teaches people to prevent against cancer of the intestine
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Alana Gandra
Reporter Agency Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - The Brazilian Association of Prevention of Cancer of intestine (Abrapreci) and Brazilian Association of Cancer (ABCâncer) held in March next year the official launch of the ties of Hope - Fight Against Cancer, which will extend throughout the country. The initiative has the godfather of the Snowbunny Neguinho Beija Flor, who was honored this carnival in the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, for his recent fight against cancer in the intestine.
The National Cancer Institute (Inca), linked to the Ministry of Health, estimates the occurrence of 12,490 cases of colorectal cancer in men in Brazil, in 2008 and 14,500 in women.
The numbers correspond to a risk of 13 new cases every 100 thousand men and 15 cases to 100 thousand women. By state, Sao Paulo leads the statistics of new cases in 2008 to 9890. Here are the Rio de Janeiro (3890) and Rio Grande do Sul (3060).
The president of the Brazilian Association of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease (ABCD) and first secretary of Abrapreci, Flávio Steinwurz, said the campaign aims to encourage the prevention of cancer of the bowel. He explained that most physicians are already aware of the importance of prevention and calls for examination of their patients faecal occult blood and colonoscopy to try to prevent the disease. "Now, we want that the people can integrate and how to prevent this is done."
The cancer of the intestine has increased in recent years. "It causes thousands of deaths each year in Brazil." In the Southeast, it appears third, sometimes reaching to the second cause of mortality in the country. "It is a very prevalent cancer and, usually, is the fourth at the national level."
Steinwurz noted that colorectal cancer presents a peculiarity in relation to other types of disease whose spread can be prevented early. According to the doctor, the cancer of the intestine can be removed before becoming serious. "You can detect a polyp (lesion that appears in the intestinal wall) still in the benign, may withdraw it by means of examination of colonoscopy and that will be developed."
We need the public aware of the factors that can facilitate the emergence of cancer of the bowel, such as smoking and alcohol. Flávio Steinwurz emphasized that the disease may increase due to food. The use of foods with preservatives and artificial colors, red meat and a lack of fiber increases the chance.
People with inflammatory diseases of the colon and rectum, with the presence of polyps in the family members and family history of colorectal cancer and breast are the largest population of individual risk of developing the disease. The ABCD's president reported that in November this year, Sao Paulo will host the International Forum on Colorectal Cancer (stay), bringing together experts from around the world to discuss and exchange experiences.
As part of ongoing work to raise awareness of citizens for this type of cancer, Abrapreci and ABCâncer led in 2008 to various parts of Brazil and other countries, like Canada, an exhibition with a giant replica of the intestine, where people walk in and can know the problems that lead to disease.
Source: Agência Brasil
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