The focus: SVS starts offensive for more prevention!

The focus: SVS starts offensive for more prevention!

Österreich - Around 130 guests took part in a summit discussion, which was organized by the Social Insurance (SVS) . The central theme of the event was "the power of prevention". Every year, around 45,000 people fall ill in Austria, with the most common types of cancer in women breast cancer and prostate cancer in men. Other frequent types of cancer are lung, intestinal and skin cancer.

In order to promote cancer screening, the SVS has provided a budget of 40 million euros. In this way, insured persons and their relatives can use 100 euros for cancer provisions. The aim is to increase the cancer screening by 30 percent. Paul Sevelda from the Austrian Cancer Aid emphasized the immense importance of prevention and early detection for combating cancer.

recommendations for cancer prevention

According to the European Code of Cancer, up to 50 percent of cancer could be avoided by compliance with twelve recommendations. The essential recommendations include:

• waiver of any tobacco consumption and creation of a smoke -free home.
• value on a healthy body weight through regular exercise and healthy eating.
• Reduction of alcohol consumption, whereby complete waiver further reduces the risk.
• Protection against excessive solar radiation and industrial contact with carcinogenic substances.
• Participation in cancer early detection and screening programs.

This is how the platform cancer code Europe

economic effects of cancer

The economic burdens from cancer in Austria amount to the millions. Every year there were around 65,000 hospitalizations with a total of 388,000 hospital stays every year for four types of cancer-intestinal, prostate, breast and cervical cancer. According to a study carried out, the costs for these hospitalization are around 510 million euros without taking into account the difficult to calculate medication costs. Andrea Pitzschke from the Economica Institute for Economic Research emphasized the social responsibility of prevention to reduce these financial burdens.

Early detection plays a crucial role because it can help to slow down the course of cancer and reduce costs in the long term. A comprehensive and fundamental data evaluation of cancer in Germany takes place through the Center for Cancer Register Data (ZFKD) in the Robert Koch Institute, as explained on the website Cancer information service. There, epidemiological data are collected, evaluated and made available to the audience.