“The Czech Republic ranks among countries with the highest cancer incidence rates in the world, and that is why cancer care is one of the priorities of the Czech health care system,” Nemecek said.

According to the latest data, the number of newly diagnosed cancer cases has annually risen by 2.2%, and the number of people with a history of cancer cancer has increased by 4.4%. These figures prove the quality of care as a higher number of cancer patients survive nowadays when compared to the past, said Ladislav Dusek, head of the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic. Despite the growing incidence, mortality has decreased in the long term.

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