Verónica Domínguez / El Diario de Juárez
Sunday, February 05, 2023 | 05:00
Juarez City.- Within the framework of World Cancer Day, various government instances highlighted the importance of early detection of this condition.
Periodic review with the doctor, coupled with good health habits, is a way to prevent cancer diseases.
Currently, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) in Chihuahua indicated more than 200 types of cancer, for this reason it urged the population to approach their Family Medical Unit (UMF) to learn the methods to prevent, detect and treat this sickness.
“More than 200 types of this condition are known, the most common being skin, lung, breast, and colorectal,” said the coordinator of Prevention and Health Care, Dr. Laura Loeza Montero.
He explained that cancer is a disease caused by a group of cells that multiply uncontrollably and autonomously, invading other tissues locally and at a distance.
Metastasis is the increase in the proliferation of a group of cells called a tumor or neoplasia, which allows them to colonize and proliferate in other tissues or organs; When cancer cells lose control, they invade the nearest organs progressively and through different routes, the coordinator reported.
“The malignancy of cancer is variable, depending on the aggressiveness of its cells and other biological characteristics of each type of tumor,” explained Loeza Montero.
The municipal government, through the Directorate of Health, joined the commemoration of World Cancer Day, for which reason it urged the population to raise awareness of this condition.
Dr. Daphne Santana Fernández, Director of Health, reported that throughout February the staff will work to sensitize the public about the importance of maintaining healthy habits and going regularly to a medical consultation for the timely detection of the condition, because when receiving treatment at time the chances of survival will increase.
“To reduce the risk of suffering from cancer, one must opt for a healthy lifestyle in which physical activity is carried out, maintaining an adequate weight and avoiding the consumption of alcoholic beverages; however, in some cases the appearance of cancer cannot be avoided, which is why timely detection is important,” the statement detailed.
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• Doing physical activity
• Maintain an adequate weight
• No Smoking
• Not to drink alcohol
