About 2,100 new cancer cases each year in Kosovo, over 450 patients treated daily in Oncology

Some 2,100 new cancer cases are recorded in Kosovo annually, which translates to approximately 170 to 190 cases per month. During January 20th alone, about 500 new patients have been examined, diagnosed and treated for the first time at the KKUK's Oncology Clinic. “Every working day about 250-300 patients [...]
During January 20th alone, about 500 new patients have been examined, diagnosed and treated for the first time at the KKUK's Oncology Clinic.
Each working day about 250-300 patients are treated in medical Oncology service and about 140 patients a day are exposed to Radio therapy, so over 450 patients in total each are treated in the Oncology Clinic.”, Ilir Kurtishi said first of Onocology, IndexOnline, broadcast Periscope
Kurtishi suggested that the flow of patients remains high on a daily basis.
As for the most frequent tumor species in the country, they vary by gender.
In women, breast cancer, followed by cervical cancer and colon colony.”
The most common men are lung cancer, prostate cancer and colony cancer.”, he has suggested.
In general, including both genders, breast cancer, lung cancer, and bulgal cancer remain the most frequent. /Periscope/












