Cancer death rates decline in Belarus

Over the past decade, the cancer death rates have dropped by almost 2% in Belarus. Preventive examinations make it possible to detect the disease at early stage. Thanks to screening, the diagnosis of such cases reaches 90%. Surgery is still the main treatment method. Every day, more than 340 operations are performed in oncological centers of the country. There are 14 cancer centers in Belarus, two of them are national ones.