SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOGThe Biggest Role of Refurbished Medical Equipment in the Global Cancer Crisis!
Global Cancer Crisis
The International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organisation (WHO)
There is a notable increase in the occurrence of cancer cases across the globe. As per a report from ‘The International Agency for Research on Cancer’, a World Health Organisation (WHO) agency, cancer ranks second in causes of death globally with an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. The report counted in 36 types of cancer, with common types of cancer in men including lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer, and common types of cancer in women including breast, colorectal, lung, cervical and thyroid cancer. The report further states that every year 300,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed amongst children up to 19 years of age. The global geriatric population is growing and due to this the number of new cancer cases amongst the aging population in 2025 is estimated to rise to 19.3 million from 14.1 million cases in 2012. In an article released in February 2020, WHO has warned that over the next two decades, there can be a 60% increase in cancer cases globally with the maximum number of cases in low and middle – income countries such as Asia, Africa, Central America, and Brazil in South America.
The low and middle-income countries have low survival rates mainly due to limited health resources and partially due to other factors including difficulty in accessing these resources and limited awareness. Currently with having to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and trying to control the morbidity and mortality rates from other infectious diseases and chronic illnesses, these countries are having a tough time to dedicate enough medical resources to prevent, diagnose, detect and treat cancers. As per the WHO report in 2019 only 15% of low-income countries had treatment services for cancer available in the public health system as compared to 90% in high-income countries. While in countries with the highest population like China, every year approximately 3.5 million cancers are diagnosed, and in India, approximately 2.5 million cancer patients are there every year, many more cancer patients go undiagnosed due to lack of sufficient medical equipment such as medical imaging scanners and nuclear imaging equipment.
WHO
The silver lining however as per WHO report is that 30 to 50% of cancers can be prevented.
Refurbished Medical Equipment
If diagnosed early, there are more chances of treating cancer increasing survival rates while saving the cost of treatment, especially for low and middle-income countries. Early screenings and prompt diagnoses can help identify symptomatic cancer at early stages making treatment that much more effective. Medical Diagnostic Imaging Equipment is the need of the hour for early detection of cancer. And the good news for developed countries such as America and the low and middle-income countries is that there is a huge market of refurbished and pre-owned medical equipment that can be relied upon for quality diagnosis and treatment of cancer. In the process of refurbishing medical imaging equipment, it is restored to its initial state without changing its specifications to maintain the optimal quality performance and efficacy of the diagnostic imaging equipment. Affordable refurbished medical imaging equipment can provide a real solution to deal with the global cancer crisis. The range of high quality refurbished medical diagnostic imaging equipment available can include; X-ray machines which can be used to detect and treat lung cancer and other types of tumors, pre-owned or refurbished CT (CAT) scanner which is preferred for diagnosing liver, pancreatic, lung and many other cancers, ultrasound machine, MRI scanners for detecting brain and spinal cord tumor, and pre-owned, or refurbished Nuclear Imaging Equipment (PET and SPECT scans). Diagnostic imaging equipment has become life-saving medical equipment as it plays a crucial role in early detection and planning the treatment of cancer and fortunately low-cost refurbished or pre-owned medical imaging equipment can provide a cost-effective diagnosis without compromising the quality of medical care.
Conclusion
Due to the availability of medical equipment such as pre-owned nuclear imaging equipment and other technologically advanced diagnostic imaging equipment at an affordable price, many stand-alone medical clinics, private diagnostic centers, medical institutions, private healthcare facilities, and hospitals are now offering cancer diagnosis and treatment services. There is an increased awareness about the benefits of pre-owned and refurbished medical imaging equipment as an economical and profitable way of helping reduce the impact of cancer globally with early diagnosis of the disease.
If you are looking forward to saving lives and contribute towards a cancer-free world, we can assist you with high quality, thoroughly inspected first-class pre-owned medical imaging equipment and technically advanced and upgraded refurbished medical imaging equipment from established brands such as GE, Toshiba, Siemens, and Philips. Let’s get connected and you can explore our wide range of refurbished medical imaging equipment.
