On Feb. 4, World Cancer Day, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Healthcare revealed cancer statistics for 2024. Over the past year, the number of people diagnosed with the disease rose by nearly 6%.
«In 2024, over 230,000 cancer patients were under continuous monitoring, which is 5.9% more compared to 2023,» the agency said in a statement.
According to the Ministry of Healthcare, 40,000 new cancer cases are recorded annually, with over 12,000 Kazakhstanis dying from the disease each year.
«The most common types of cancer include breast cancer (5,652 cases), colorectal cancer...