Israel Sees More Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses, Improving Survival Chances
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Israel's Ministry of Health reported that more cancer cases, particularly breast cancer, are being diagnosed at earlier stages, leading to better survival chances. While rates have decreased for Jewish women, they remain stable for Arab women, with overall mortality rates also showing positive trends.
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- Israel is diagnosing more cancer cases at early stages.
- Breast cancer risk has decreased annually for Jewish women since 2013.
- Rates for Arab women remain stable, with mortality also stable.
- Over 25,000 women were living with breast cancer diagnoses from 2019-2023.
- The Ministry of Health released the 2023 National Cancer Registry data.
Israel's Ministry of Health has released official data from the National Cancer Registry for 2023, coinciding with the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The report highlights a positive trend of detecting more malignant tumors in their early stages, while the proportion of advanced cases with metastases is decreasing.
Thousands of new cancer cases were identified in 2023, including 4,858 diagnoses of invasive breast cancer and 707 cases of localized tumors. Analysis of long-term data since 2013 shows an average annual decrease of 1.6% in the risk of invasive breast cancer among Jewish women and other population groups. However, rates among Arab women have remained stable since 2015.
As of the end of 2023, 25,466 women in Israel were living with a breast cancer diagnosis from the period 2019-2023, encompassing both those who completed treatment and those still undergoing care.
Mortality statistics also show improvement. Since 1996, there has been a consistent decline in breast cancer deaths among Jewish women and other population groups. Mortality rates among Arab women have also remained stable.
