Experts warned that the risk of lung cancer increases 30 times in smokers. Stating that obesity has also increased in the country, experts pointed out that this is one of the biggest dangers.
Dancing with Cancer Association organized a press conference at a hotel in Ankara to introduce the digital information platform 'KDD ACADEMY' for Lung Cancer Awareness Month. At the meeting, information about cancer disease and cancer treatment was given by specialist doctors. Stating that they established 'KDD ACADEMY' so that cancer patients and their relatives can get healthy information, Sevil Gürkan said, “We conducted a survey in 2022. One thousand 188 patients participated. When we looked at the results of the survey, there were very striking things. Sixty percent of the respondents know about KETEM, but 82 percent have never visited KETEM.”
“The risk of lung cancer increases up to 30 times in smokers”
Stating that lung cancer is one of the most important public health problems, Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology Specialist Prof. Dr. Umut Derici said, “Lung cancer is one of the most important public health problems. It is the most common type of cancer among societies, also in the west. It is mostly seen in men, with rates up to two times, but in some places there are rates up to five times. It is associated with smoking. Smokers have an increased risk of up to 30 times,” he said.
“Ensuring adequate nutrition is possible with close monitoring”
Emphasizing the importance of the dietary processes of cancer patients, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diltaş Baş said, “The level of nutrition literacy of the society is very different from each other. It is among our duties to provide education to patients according to their level of nutritional literacy.”
“Obesity is the biggest danger in our country right now”
Public Health Specialist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hülya Şirin, giving information about the risks of obesity, said, “There are four basic behaviors explained by the World Health Organization, first of all, we need to remove them from our lives. Smoking, malnutrition, obesity is the biggest danger in our country right now. With the advent of obesity, the incidence of chronic diseases and cancer has started to increase.”
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