Qatar looks to reduce cancer deaths by 25% in next three years – Doha News

Cancer death rates across the world have decreased by 27% in the last two decades.

Qatar is planning to reduce cancer death rates by 25% by 2025, according to Dr. Kholoud Al Mutawa, Head of the Non-communicable Diseases Department at the Ministry of Public Health.

Awareness has been identified as the first step towards achieving the goal. A number of oncologists in Qatar have emphasised the need to change societal perceptions about cancer…