What is the purpose of the representative's suggestion to include tumor screening in medical insurance?

The representative suggested that cancer screening should be included in medical insurance, so that cancer patients can seize the "only treatment opportunity for cancer".

Malignant tumor has always been the disease with the highest mortality rate in China. At present, the prevention and treatment of cancer mainly depends on screening, early prevention, early detection and early treatment. More targeted screening and prevention will be an important part.

On March 6th, Yu Jinming, deputy to the National People's Congress and president of Shandong Cancer Hospital, suggested that cancer screening should be included in medical insurance. Yu Jinming said that cancer patients have only one chance to receive treatment. If the early misdiagnosis and mistreatment lead to the development of the patient's condition in the middle and late stages, it is difficult to remedy it by spending manpower, material resources and financial resources. Therefore, he suggested strengthening the early screening of tumors.

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Further Reading-National Cancer Center: The cancer registration system in China has covered 598 million people.

The reporter learned from the annual meeting of the National Cancer Center held from June 5438 to February 5, 2020 that China has established the most populous cancer registration system in the world. In 2020, there will be 1 152 tumor registration districts and counties, covering a population of 598 million, an increase of1400,000 over the previous year.

According to the annual work report of the National Cancer Center in 2020, the overall 5-year survival rate of cancer in China has increased from 30.9% before 10 to 40.5% at present. The top ten male cancers are lung cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, lymphoma and brain tumor. The top ten female cancers are breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, thyroid cancer, gastric cancer, cervical cancer, liver cancer, uterine body cancer, esophageal cancer and brain tumor.

Forward-looking network-early detection is very important! The representative suggested that cancer screening should be included in medical insurance: cancer patients only have one treatment opportunity.

——NPC deputies: It is suggested that cancer screening should be included in medical insurance to seize the "only treatment opportunity for cancer".