The first breast cancer treatment and personnel training center in
China was established Friday in Chongqing, a southwest China’s
municipality.
The sponsors, the
China Women Development Fundation and the Chinese Medical Association,
hope to improve the health of Chinese women, especially women
living in the poor western areas.
Experts noted that the incidence of breast cancer has been on the
rise over the past decade, and around 1.2 million women suffer from
breast cancer each year.
In
China, the incidence of breast cancer increases by 0.7-1.8 percent
annually, and a survey of Beijing,
Shanghai
and other major big cities shows that of every 100,000 Chinese
women, there will be 34 to 42 women infected by the disease.
Sun Yan, member of the Chinese Academy of
Engineering, said the center will be used to train doctors and
nurses to disseminate related cancer-proof measures in rural and
poor areas across China, and conduct academic cooperation with
domestic and foreign medical organizations.
(Xinhua News
Agency 09/10/2001)