Thematic ten-days campaign "Cancer prevention" dedicated to the day of the elderly person is held in Tatarstan

Thematic ten days campaign: "Cancer prevention" is held in Tatarstan Republic from the 1st to 10th of October, 2018. It is dedicated to the day of the elderly person. More than 2.5 million people are registered as oncologic patients in Russia. Neoplasms occupy the second place among the causes of mortality in our country. The prevalence of cancer is influenced by the environmental situation, lifestyle and genetic factors. It is estimated that the proportion of the nature of nutrition in the development of cancer is from 30 to 35%, Smoking -30%, infectious (viral) agents -17%, alcohol – 4%, environmental pollution-10%, burdened heredity-2%, other-2%. The impact of these factors should be assessed together.