The European Union Office for Afghanistan, on the occasion of World Cancer Day, visited a cancer treatment center and stated that special medical training for women is necessary to combat this disease.
In a message posted on its X account to mark World Cancer Day, the union emphasized the need for medical education for women in Afghanistan.
It continued: “To effectively address health challenges in Afghanistan, we need medical training for women.”
The European Union Office for Afghanistan mentioned in part of its message that it supports this cancer treatment center in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
World Cancer Day is an initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control aimed at bringing together cancer patients, supporting them, and working to reduce the disease globally.
Every year, around 20,000 people in Afghanistan are diagnosed with various types of cancer, of which more than 15,000 lose their lives to the disease.
The most common types of cancer include breast, stomach, esophagus, lip, mouth, cervical, and lung cancers.
Recently, Sharafat Zaman Amir Khail, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, reported an increase in the number of cancer patients in Afghanistan.
The ministry stated that at least 6,000 new cases of cancer were registered in the country last year.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health mentioned that approximately 24,000 people sought medical assistance across Afghanistan due to cancer-related illnesses last year. However, the ministry has not provided specific statistics on the mortality rate of this disease in Afghanistan.
