4 February marks the World Cancer Day and the theme this year is "The cancer can also be avoided." On that date the Director General of Health of Cape Verde, Manuel Boal, remember that Cancer is the second leading cause of death in adults in the country.

In Cape Verde the "cancer is ranked second of the causes of death among adults, the most frequent malignant tumors of the digestive tract, breast, cervix and prostate," according to a statement issued by the Director-General Health, Manuel Boal. "Malignant tumors are also those that contribute most to the evacuations abroad.

The same report, many malignancies are associated with risk factors such as tobacco use or alcohol abuse, as well as some risky behaviors that can cause infections and consequently to cancer, such as the Hepatitis B virus, papilloma human. "If for some cases of the diseases prevention is based on healthy lifestyles, to other effective vaccines already exist.

Manuel Boal adds, in the same note that "this type have been developments in the country, not only to inform and educate the public against smoking and alcoholism, as well as on the early detection of breast and cervical . In 2002, he introduced vaccination against Hepatitis B and at the moment, it is studying the introduction of the vaccine against the Human Papillomavirus.

Patients are evacuated to Portugal to confirm the diagnosis, after receiving the indication can now continue drug treatment in Cape Verde by the "day hospital" to work in hospitals Agostinho Neto (Praia, Santiago) and Baptista de Sousa (Mindelo, Sao Vicente).