250 children with leukemia need surgery in Kyrgyzstan

14:27, 13 мая 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Meerimai ALYBEKOVA

At least 250 children with leukemia need surgery in Kyrgyzstan. The Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev said at a parliamentary committee meeting.

According to him, the number of children with cancer is growing annually.

«Every year 3,000-5,000 patients are diagnosed with cancer. 30 percent of them are children. At least 250 cancer patients need surgery to date,» the head of the Ministry of Health said.