This is both surprising and terribly common news. Last week, Florent Pagny announced that he was suffering from inoperable lung cancer. Like the singer, forced to cancel his birthday tour to undergo treatment,
nearly 382,000 people are diagnosed each year in France, according to the 2018 figures communicated
by Public Health France. In the same year, worldwide, nearly 18.1 million cases of cancer were recorded, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
As World Cancer Day falls on Friday, February 4, international union against cancer (UICC), which is organizing it this year on the theme “For fairer care”, always insists on raising awareness and prevention. Because “early detection saves lives”, recalls the association. If the presence of symptoms (all, pain, appearance of lymph nodes, weight loss, etc.) prompts some patients to consult, some cancers are always discovered by chance, on occasion.
screening days implemented in France, or even “routine” medical checks.
And you, how and when did you discover your cancer? Have you done a “routine” screening, or have you seen a doctor? Have you experienced any particular symptoms before, or was it discovered by chance? How did the diagnosis go? How did you react, you and your loved ones?