Higher incidence of diabetes among young population is triggering more kidney ailments in the state. "The total cost of the project will be around Rs 1.8 crore," he said. "Many resident associations have come forward to tie up with us", Potti said. The mobile unit will have a doctor and two nurses who will help women to undergo the test to detect breast cancer. It will be "a Volvo bus with mammogram unit, scanning machine, testing centre, changing room, etc." that will tour different parts of the state, he said. Narayanan Potti, secretary, Cochin Cancer Society, said it will soon introduce a mobile unit to detect breast cancer. Nair said there is a need to set up modern diagnostic equipment in every district headquarters to help detect the disease early. However, the most striking increase is in the case of breast cancer among women, Nair said. Lung cancer and oral cancer are most common among men. "So the survival rate in the state is actually high," he said. Plus modern diagnostic equipment are detecting the disease at a curable stage. Nair, however, said awareness has seen increased "reporting" by patients. "In some cases the patients themselves may decide not to report the disease," he said. According to Sasidharan Nair, managing director, Malappuram Cancer Centre and Research Institute, the estimation that 42,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed every year, which is based on the cancer registry of Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, might be on the lower side because many private hospital might not be reporting their numbers. The increase in the incidence of cancer is equally alarming, experts say. He was obese, weighing nearly 140 kg," Dr Augustine said. "If you look at the recent deaths of two celebrities, actor Kalabhavan Mani died from alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis and director Rajesh Pillai from non-alcoholic liver disease. The recent deaths of a popular film actor and a director from liver diseases have served to highlight the issue. "Junk food, lack of exercise, obesity all signs of improved standard of living are triggering the disease," he said. "Nearly 55 per cent of the cases are non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases and include men, women and even youngsters," said Dr Philip Augustine, a leading gastro enterologist and managing director of Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi. High liquor consumption is a problem in the state, but junk food and obesity could be a bigger issue as only 45 per cent of liver diseases are alcohol related. Malayalis’ dislike for physical labour, which has led to a steady stream of migrant labourers from other states into construction and other areas, may well have a role to play. And the state has wholeheartedly embraced organic farming due to the outcry over the pesticide residue in the vegetables and fruits coming from neighbouring states. Rising affluence, changes in lifestyle, new food habits, pesticide residues in food products, obesity and rising incidence of diabetes have all contributed in varying degrees to the health crisis, they said.Įxperts agree that there is widespread awareness of the diseases and their causes. While the infrastructure is growing to face this health crisis - specialised hospitals are mushrooming to treat such diseases - experts point out that prevention is the best cure for such killer diseases and that it requires multiple action including some adjustment in lifestyle.
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