Monday, May 13 2019 21:18

ArmInfo.A pilot colon cancer screening program will be implemented in Armenia in 2020. The Minister of Health of Armenia Arsen Torosyan stated this on May 13 at  a meeting with journalists.According to him, the prevention of colon  cancer is very important because it is detected too late. "The tumor  is enlarged, enlarged and detected only when the passage of the  intestine is closed, and it is already late. We must detect cancer in  the initial stages," said the minister.As Torosyan pointed out,  oncology is one of the three main activities of the ministry.

 So, according to the minister, many factors affect cancer, including  the environment. "One of the most important factors of cancer is air  pollution in general. Unfortunately, air pollution today is killing  many more people than cigarettes," said Arsen Torosyan.Today, the  Ministry of Health of Armenia, as the head of the department  reported, is authorized to conduct research in the field of the  mining industry, in particular, examines the state of health of  citizens living in the area where this type of activity is  developing. The studies are conducted in great detail, since, as  Torosyan stressed, the department must be sure of the validity of the  data, so that in future "another department in the health sector  would not be able to refute the findings of the Armenian Ministry of  Health".Later, on the basis of the obtained data, drawing  conclusions, the Ministry of Health will come up with recommendations  and advice to the government in the direction of suspending, closing  or permitting the activities of the "miners". At present, as stated  by Arsen Torosyan, the Ministry of Health is investigating the  influence of the environment on the state of health of Alaverdi  residents. The study will not last a day or two, but, as the minister  pointed out, they will be as reasonable as possible