Many types of cancer are clearly in decline. Some have even seen their case numbers cut in half.
While some cancers are progressing, others are in sharp decline Parisian This Sunday.
Starting with stomach cancers, which are becoming increasingly rare. Their number has risen from 9,000 in 1980 to about 6,560 in 2018. “Over the course of my career, I have performed fewer and fewer surgeries!” The retired Parisian gastrointestinal surgeon was interviewed during a conference for the daily newspaper.
Other types of cancer, such as cancer of the esophagus, lip, mouth, pharynx and cervix, are less detected, as a 2023 report by the Public Health Authority of France reveals. For the ENT pathways, that is, the lip, mouth, and pharynx, in humans, for example, we went from 38.5 cases per 100,000 people in 1990 to 16.3 in 2018, determines Parisian.
The incidence of cervical and ovarian cancer was reduced by half in women.
Early detection and new treatments
The popularization of the smear to collect cells and search for traces of the human papillomavirus (HPV) as well as improved prevention have made it possible to reduce the number of cases of cervical cancer. The examination offered to all women over the age of 25 made it possible to detect cancer cells.
As for ovarian cancer, increasing the use of estrogen and progestin pills could have reduced the number of cases.
Not only will the number of cases decrease, but these cancers will be less deadly thanks to early treatment and new treatments.
On the other hand, cases of pancreatic, breast and colon cancer have increased sharply in recent years and are increasingly affecting people under 50 years of age.
