
More than 1,500 cancer-related deaths and 4,000 new cases are reported in Cyprus every year, the Oncology Sector of the Pancyprian Association of Nurses said in a statement on World Cancer Day on Tuesday.
According to the latest OECD-data Cyprus recorded a higher cancer incidence (639 per 100,000 population) than the EU (569 per 100,000 population) in 2020. However, mortality remained lower (195 per 100,000 inhabitants) than the EU average