TheweekfromApril15to21isthe22ndweekforthecountrytopromote tumor prevention andtreatment.OnApril15,ShidongHos⁃pitaljoinedhandswithHealthcareWinner,acommonwealorganization,inaneventwiththethemeof“LoveLife&LiveHealthily”,offeringearlycancerscreeninginthecommunity.
At the event, the hospitallaunchedthewechatpublicaccount“ShidongHealthforCommonweal”.Undertheinstructionofexperts,100representativesoflocalresidentscompletedtheonlinequestionnairewiththeirmobilephonesandexpe⁃riencedtheconvenienceofthefreescreeningplatform.Asymposiumontumorpreventionandearlyscreen⁃ingofcancerofcolonwasheldonthespotaswell.
Aslearned,therewere4,291,600canceroccurrencesinChinain2015andthetotalfatalitywas2,814,200cases.OneofthemajorreasonsforthehighfatalityofChinesepopulationwaspeople’slowawarenessoftumorandhospitals’lackofattentiontoearlyscreening.ThepublicwechataccountlaunchedbythehospitalthistimeistocombineearlyscreeningwiththeInternet,improvepeople’sawarenessoftumorpreventionandtreatmentandfurtherspreadtheknowledgetothemassforfightingagainstcancer.Inthisway,peoplewillbeguidedtochangetheirunsci⁃entificandunreasonablewayoflivingandhabitsandenhancetheirpersonalawarenesstopreventcancer.