Chairman of Qatar Cancer Society (QCC), Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Jabor Al Thani (right), with Vice-Executive Manager of Social and Sport Contribution Fund, Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Latif Al Mannai, during the agreement signing held at the QCC headquarters in Do
DOHA: In an attempt to prevent and early diagnose different types of cancers, a new campaign has been launched to raise awareness about the disease.
‘Think Right ...Think of Your Health’, project has been launched by the Qatar Cancer Society with the support of Social and Sport Contribution Fund – ‘Daam’, officials said yesterday.
The partnership between Qatar Cancer Society and Daam will help implementing the project for one and half years.
Dr Sheikh Khaled bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Cancer Society, and Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Latif Al Mannai, Vice-Executive Manager of Daam, yesterday signed an agreement and announced the partnership during a press conference.
“We are thankful to Daam for the partnership which will fund the awareness campaign. Although the ‘Think Right ...Think of Your Health’, project is for one and half years, the partnership will be a long lasting one,” said Dr Al Thani.
“The campaign will focus on all types of cancers, and circulate a 30-second video with educational messages on television and social media,” he added.
‘Think Right ..Think of Your Health’ has been launched as part of continuous educational programs held by the Qatar Cancer Society to create awareness among the people about prevention, causes, symptoms, early diagnosis and management of different types of cancer. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), a total of 1,466 new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2015, among which 1,417 were malignant and 49 in early stage.
There were also 79 cancer-related deaths among Qataris in the same year. The data was published by MoPH with inputs from Qatar National Cancer Registry (QNCR).
The most common form of cancer was breast, constituting 17.5% of all malignant cancer cases, followed by colorectal with 10.23% across all nationalities and genders. Prostate cancer was the third most common with 6.77 percentage.
Among females of all nationalities, breast cancer was the most common malignancy and accounted for 39.41% of all female cancer cases, followed by thyroid. In males, prostate cancer was the most common with 11.96%, followed by colorectal cancer.
Female breast cancer survival rate during 2013-2015 was 82.3%, which is relatively high and reflects the high-quality diagnostic and treatment services provided to cancer patients in Qatar.
