國十大死因
衛生署公佈了台灣人去年最新十大死因,癌症依舊第1名。癌症當中,肺癌、肝癌和腸癌為前三名,而台灣人的平均年齡,男性是76.5歲,女性是83歲,比起去年稍有增長。
最新去年國人十大死因出爐,第1名仍是癌症,連續31年冠軍,其次是心臟疾病,腦血管疾病,肺炎等,和去年相比,變化不大。
[[國健局癌症防治組長 吳建遠]]
“這些癌症的主要危險因子,也就是我們所知道的吸菸、嚼檳榔、飲酒,還有不規律運動和不健康飲食。”
其中最難纏的癌症排行則為,肺癌、肝癌、腸癌等。
[[國健局癌症防治組長 吳建遠]]
“癌症死亡率下降比較明顯的是子宮頸癌,口腔癌在這近十年來,死亡率約成長了15%,男性比女性死亡率高出非常多的癌症大概高到11倍到14倍”
官員表示跟正常飲食和生活習慣,就是防治癌症的第一步。 不過去年台灣人平均壽命有小幅增加。
Cancer leading cause of death in Taiwan for 31st straight year (2013/06/06)
The Department of Health announced on Thursday the leading causes of death in Taiwan last year. Once again cancer took the top spot.
2012 marked the 31st year in a row that cancer was Taiwan’s leading cause of death. It was followed by heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and pneumonia. Results were similar to 2011.
Wu Chien-yuan
Bureau of Health Promotion
The main risk factors associated with these cancers are the usual suspects: smoking, chewing betel nut, drinking, a lack of regular exercise and poor diet.