Only 25 pct of cancer cases detected at early stage in Morocco, Official

Only 25 percent of cancer cases in Morocco are detected at an early stage, said chairman of the Moroccan Anti-Cancer Association, Youssef Boutaleb.

Boutaleb underlined in an interview with MAP that 12,000 cancer cases out of 50,000 to 60,000 new cases are detected each year. He added that breast cancer has become the most frequent kind of cancer affecting women followed by cancer in the neck of the womb.

As for men, he said, prostate cancer and lung cancer are the most common.

According to Boutaleb, pollution, smoking, sexually-transmitted diseases increase the risks of cancer.

Boutaleb added that his association will launch an awareness campaign from 17 to 22 May on cancer, themed "early diagnosis."