NewsWhore
02-07-2011, 05:40 PM
A report in Listin Diario says that 90% of Dominican families have suffered watching a relative or close friend battling cancer. Reportedly, the public cancer center, the Heriberto Pieter Oncology Center receives 12,000 new cases a year. The mortality rate for cancer patients at the hospital is 40%. 50% of cases are diagnosed in an advanced state, which increases the mortality rate. Leukemia is now treated at the Onco-Hematology Unit at the Plaza de la Salud General Hospital that has carried out 28 bone marrow transplants.
The newspaper also highlights the high cost of treatment that is estimated to cost RD$1.5 million in the first year. To treat leukemia patients, the cost is RD$350,000 a year. Reportedly, the Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital receives 90 new cases of children with cancer every year, of which 35% are leukemia. The survival rate is 75%. A Foundation was created to fund cancer treatments for disadvantaged children. Donations can be received at the Foundation for Friends of Children with Cancer at http://www.facci.org.do/app/do/nosotros.aspx
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The newspaper also highlights the high cost of treatment that is estimated to cost RD$1.5 million in the first year. To treat leukemia patients, the cost is RD$350,000 a year. Reportedly, the Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital receives 90 new cases of children with cancer every year, of which 35% are leukemia. The survival rate is 75%. A Foundation was created to fund cancer treatments for disadvantaged children. Donations can be received at the Foundation for Friends of Children with Cancer at http://www.facci.org.do/app/do/nosotros.aspx
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)