to raise awareness and lay out prevention and treatment guidelines from the beginning The National Cancer Institute, Department of Medicine and AstraZeneca Thailand have created a short video clip to educate about cancer under the campaign “New Normal Same Cancer” to create a correct understanding of prevention and surveillance. as well as campaigning to emphasize the importance of screening and receiving cancer treatment
Dr. Sakan Bunnag, Director of the National Cancer Institute reveals, “Cancer has a complex disease process and many factors are responsible for increasing the risk of developing the disease. It’s not limited to risky behaviors like smoking. or drink only But there are also other risk factors, such as inheritance from parents. exposure to air pollution Regular consumption of charred and processed meats Including obesity can also increase the risk of disease. Moreover, confusing information is now being passed on, causing many misconceptions. especially related to “Cancer prevention foods” and “cancer herbs”, which are often misinformation or false information, such as drinking lemon juice mixed with soda to kill cancer cells. In fact, if we can adjust behavior from avoiding risk factors. Eat nutritious food according to the correct nutrition principles. as well as undergo cancer screening at appropriate intervals It can reduce the risk of cancer down. Because cancer is known early and can be cured,” Dr. Sakan added.
Mr. James Teeg, President of AstraZeneca (Thailand) Co., Ltd., said, “AstraZeneca has joined forces with various cancer partners around the world to launch the New Normal Same Cancer campaign to encourage people to undergo cancer screening and encouraging cancer patients to undergo continuous cancer screening during the COVID-19 outbreak. Because many people postpone or cancel the annual health check-up or cancer screening which affects the diagnosis And get treatment at an early stage, which is very important because it gives the patient a chance to be cured of the disease. And even though we enter the period of Covid-19 has become a local disease and relaxing measures AstraZeneca continues to carry on this campaign. to make people aware and does not delay to see a doctor Because cancer doesn’t wait.”
Those who are interested can watch a short video clip to educate about cancer “New Normal Same Cancer” on the National Cancer Institute’s Facebook page. and AstraZeneca Thailand, and to find out more about other cancer knowledge Or to check for fake news about cancer, visit the National Cancer Institute website. www.nci.go.th on the main page in the section Knowledge to fight cancer (All About Cancer) and know how to stop cancer (Anti-Fake Cancer News)