  Expert: from 80 to 100 children are diagnosed with cancer annually in ArmeniaFebruary 15, 2011 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Director of the RA National Oncological Center, Professor Gagik Bazikyan said that from 80 to 100 children below 14 are diagnosed with cancer annually in Armenia. Around 30 of them die every year, Bazikyan told a press conference in Yerevan. He added that around 7,500 people are diagnosed with cancer in Armenia annually. Bazikyan said that the people who have overcome the disease, stay registered at the RA National Oncological Center. “Currently, there are 31,000 people, including 1% of children, registered at the center,” Bazikyan said, adding that 46% of people with cancer address to oncologists when it’s too late.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
