Cancer patients Mauritius

1,800 new cancer patients diagnosed every year

Each year, 1,800 new cases of cancer are being diagnosed and some 1,000 patients die of it, according to the official figures of the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life. “Conscious of the threat and burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Ministry has already set up an International Advisory Committee consisting of World Experts [...]

21 Aug 2012, The Independent Daily