After two years of scientific research, the China Anti-Cancer Association announced today that according to the analysis of medical records as of 2023, the current five-year survival rate of tumor patients in my country has increased from 33.3% ten years ago to 43.7% by the end of 2023, which is equivalent to saving 500,000 more lives per year.
According to the latest report on the epidemic situation of malignant tumors in China released by the National Cancer Center, 4.825 million new malignant tumors are expected to occur in China in 2022, including colorectal cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and pancreatic cancer, the top 10 new malignant tumors, and the overall number of new cases is 1.586 million, which is equivalent to 3 people who are newly diagnosed with digestive system tumors every minute.
In recent years, by emphasizing breaking through the limitations of single-technical treatment, integrating multi-dimensional intervention methods such as Western medicine treatment, traditional Chinese medicine conditioning, nutrition support, psychological counseling, and combining advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, "integrated medicine" is becoming a new model for formulating personalized treatment plans for patients.
According to reports, since 2005, the central government has successively supported the work of early cancer diagnosis and treatment in rural areas, the Huaihe River Basin and urban areas through major public health projects. my country has gradually explored the screening and early diagnosis and treatment technologies and management models of upper gastrointestinal cancer and colorectal cancer screening and early diagnosis and treatment that are suitable for national conditions in the areas of early cancer diagnosis and treatment.
In 2023, my country's first "China Tumor Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines (CACA)" was compiled. In the past two years, more than 13,000 experts participated in the update and improvement. The "Guidelines" have also been translated into 16 languages and written by medical institutions in more than 150 countries, contributing to the world the Chinese solutions and Chinese wisdom for tumor prevention and treatment.
