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00:00Mortality reached over 2,000 Filipinos according to the World Health Organization or WHO.

00:05The agency also showed concern on the increasing tally of lung cancer patients on use.

00:10Azar Baybien Manalo reports.

00:13Tricycle driver Arnel Pungyan was just 16 years old when he started smoking.

00:18He admits that he smoked every day as if it had become like a vitamin for him.

00:23He apparently spends almost 400 pesos every day just for smoking, which he said was enough to buy food for his family's dinner.

00:31But in 2023, he experienced severe coughing and difficulty breathing, which caused him to stop smoking.

00:38He was afraid that it could lead to lung cancer.

00:53According to the latest report of the Global Cancer Observatory of the WHO, more than 20,000 Filipinos have died due to lung cancer.

01:09WHO is also concerned because it's affecting the younger generation.

01:14Lung cancer is the leading type of cancer that causes death in Filipinos.

01:18In 2022, more than 23,000 new cases of lung cancer were recorded in the Philippines, or 12.6%.

01:27And most of those affected are men, which reached more than 16,000, or 20% of the total cases.

01:34According to oncologist Dr. Herdy Gloria Luna of the Philippine Cancer Society,

01:39the symptoms may be just common cough and respiratory illnesses at first.

01:43So many patients in stage 3 or stage 4 find out that they have lung cancer.

01:48Dr. Luna said that the development of the disease can be prevented if people immediately undergo early detection and screening,

01:56especially for those who are smokers and are exposed to second-hand and third-hand smoke.

02:00It's harder to detect kasi regular cough, colds, it takes a while to detect yung bukol inside.

02:08So you need additional testing like scans.

02:11And we need to prioritize prevention because risk factors are all around us.

02:15Smoking or first-hand smoking is the main cause of lung cancer.

02:19There is also what is called second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke, where cigarette and vape smoke is inhaled,

02:25also including air pollution, which is usually smoked from vehicles and factories.

02:30Risk factors for lung cancer also include family history and age, and long-term exposure to toxic chemicals in workplaces.

02:38Thus, companies and establishments are encouraged to have an early screening program.

02:42She said the response to the disease must be a multi-sectoral approach,

02:46which means that schools, communities, local governments, and even the media must work together

02:51in providing the right information to prevent lung cancer.

02:55Teach our young generation to make it normal, to avoid smoking, to stop smoking.

03:00You really need to act now. That's the campaign of the Philippine Cancer Society, to act now.

03:04Meanwhile, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, or PhilHealth, has also included consultations and cancer screening tests

03:12in their health coverage program, YACAP, or Yaman sa Kalusugan Program,

03:16which promotes prevention and early disease detection.

03:21BN Manalo, from the National TB Network, for a new and better Philippines.

Global Cancer Observatory of WHO shows over 20-K Filipinos have died due to lung cancer | via Bien Manalo

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