Chen Zhu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, predicts that due to deepening aging in China, the number of cancer patients will increase significantly in the next five to 10 years.
According to a Chinese surging news report, Chen Zhu, also the president of the Chinese Red Cross, said at a forum held from May 27th to 28th that in the past 30 years, some major diseases suchThe load of the disease is increasing, and the disease load is mainly from the elderly, especially the elderly over 70 years old.
Chen Zhu said that the incidence of cancer in China is now in a relatively rapid rise, and predicts that due to deepening aging, the number of cancer patients will increase significantly in the next five to 10 years.He also mentioned that more than 90%of elderly cancer patients have common diseases, which will significantly affect the treatment of cancer, and call on the government and all sectors of society to pay more attention to the treatment of elderly cancer.
