The Portuguese League Against Cancer (LPCC) announced this Thursday the launch of an anti-smoking campaign on the occasion of National No Tobacco Day, warning that lung cancer killed more than five thousand people in 2022 in Portugal.
Data published by the LPCC indicate that Portugal maintains a high incidence of lung cancer, with 6,155 new cases registered in 2022.
“Lung cancer continues to be responsible for the highest number of cancer deaths in Portugal, having killed 5,077 people in 2022,” the league highlighted, adding that the anti-smoking awareness campaign, which is intended to commemorate National No Smoking Day (November 17), includes presence on television, radio and ‘mupis’.
The initiative “aims to combat smoking, eliminating the main risk factor for contracting lung cancer, the type of cancer that causes the most deaths in Europe and Portugal,” stated the LPCC.
With the signature “Word of mouth is easy. From the mouth to the interior, it is them”, the The campaign includes images that highlight the importance of keeping the promise to quit smoking. and explain how LPCC can help achieve this goal by providing free smoking cessation consultations.
“Tobacco is one of the agents that contributes the most to the degradation and acceleration of aging of the body, and is also a common risk factor for four of the main chronic diseases: cancer, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes and cerebrovascular diseases,” he warned. the president of the LPCC, cited in a statement.
According to Vítor Veloso, smoking is largely responsible for the development of lung cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 15%.
Source: Observadora
