Quratul-Ain Bandial
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
CANCER deaths rose 13 per cent between 2011 and 2013, according to a recent report released by the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE), making it the leading cause of death in the country.
In its biannual publication titled Brunei Darussalam: Key Indicators 2014 (half year), the JPKE stated that cancer deaths had risen from 256 in 2011 to 295 in 2013.
In a previous news report, resident oncologist at the Brunei Cancer Centre, Dato Seri Laila Jasa Dr Babu Sukumaran, said this trend showed a marked contrast to the West, where cancer death rates have been falling due to early detection.
Lung and breast cancer are the most common forms of cancer detected among Bruneians.
Dato Dr Babu added that diseases such as stomach, colon and breast cancer – typically seen in those over 50 – are now diagnosed in younger people in their 20s, due to poor lifestyle and risk factors such as smoking, obesity and diabetes.
The JPKE report also detailed the increase in deaths from hypertensive disease, which increased by 44 per cent between 2011 and 2013.
Diabetes deaths are also on the rise, increasing by 12 per cent over the same period.
The report also showed a sharp jump in the number of deaths from influenza and pneumonia, rising from 20 to 48 from 2011 to 2013.
Sumber - The Brunei Times
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