{"id":20220,"date":"2010-10-23T13:17:07","date_gmt":"2010-10-23T17:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=20220"},"modified":"2010-10-23T13:17:07","modified_gmt":"2010-10-23T17:17:07","slug":"health-minister-calls-for-more-health-consciousness-as-cancer-rates-are-expected-to-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/health\/health-minister-calls-for-more-health-consciousness-as-cancer-rates-are-expected-to-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Minister calls for more health consciousness as cancer rates are expected to increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5230\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5230\" title=\"julius_timothy\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/julius_timothy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"211\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister Julius Timothy. * Photo credit: dominica.gov.dm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Minister of Health Julius Timothy is calling on Dominicans to increase their health consciousness as cancer rates are expected to rise here.<\/p>\n<p>The minister, who addressed the annual general meeting of the Dominica Cancer Society recently, said that escalating obesity epidemics and the consumption of processed foods would bring on this spike in cancer cases.<\/p>\n<p>He said urgent action is needed to help control and prevent the disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the time to do something about it. We all need to work together to reduce the burden of cancers in Dominica. The business places, government and each and every one of us need to join in the fight against cancer. We need to encourage healthy lifestyles by promoting things like cycling, walking, proper food labelling, and establishments that are health conscious,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister reaffirmed that his ministry will continue to advocate for greater awareness of the disease and \u201ccontinue to work with you (Dominica Cancer Society) and other key organisations to find better solutions to deal with cancers and their complications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He lauded the efforts of the cancer society in assisting persons affected with the disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those persons who were affected by cancer I want to reassure you that all is not over for you. You can have a relatively good quality life. Support groups like this society are doing a great job in helping people like you to come to terms with your disease. I admire this effort and wish that all persons affected with cancer in Dominica will be able to be part of organisations like yours to help them live with the disease,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sincerely express that this initiative will pave the way for a concerted and more effective response to the health needs of people already affected with cancer and a health care feature for many more generations,\u201d Timothy said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minister of Health Julius Timothy is calling on Dominicans to increase their health consciousness as cancer rates are expected to rise here. 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