14% of the deaths in Ibiza and Formentera are related to the tobacco

The manager of the Ib-Salut indicates that the lung cancer is most frequent in Ibiza and Formentera and that the neumólogos assure that it's also the "most lethal one". 35% of the older of 15 years are smokers The 14 percent of the deaths that take place annually in Ibiza and Formentera is related to the tobacco, assured yesterday the manager the Ib-Salut, Nacho Martinez. "This number surpasses the deaths caused by AIDS, the alcohol and the together traffic accidents", all together. In 2004 took place in Ibiza and Formentera 637 deaths, according to the National Institute of Estadi'stica (INE), 89 of them been would have related to the tabaquismo, according to the data contributed by the hospital Can Misses. "and it is necessary to remember that one of every two smokers will pass away as a result of the tabaco habit, this type of death would be avoidable". In the same way, Martinez assured that the smokers have a life expectancy of between 10 and 20 years smaller than the nonsmokers. In the Pitiüses, in addition, "the most important cancer is of lung". "the neumólogos say that it's the most lethal of all and in the 90 percent of the cases it is caused by the tobaco", plus to the maximum person in charge of the health pitiusa. Although there are data of Ibiza and no Formentera, in all Balears pass away every year 400 people as a result of a lung cancer. Martinez also indicated that a change is taking place: if until now most of the affected ones by this tumor they were men, every time there are more women between the patients. "Plus, it is necessary to remember that the tobaco is directly related to another type of cancers like mouth or lip cancer, as well as with enfisemas pulmonary and cardiac ailments", emphasized on the other hand insular conseller of Health and Social Subjects, Vicent Serra. One of the data that as much conseller as the manager of the Ib-Salut considers more alarming is that 35 percent of the older of 15 population is a smoker. "and every time they begin sooner", indicated Nacho Martinez. Vicent Serra emphasized the importance that all the institutions are coordinated to undertake awareness performances. The manager of the Ib-Salut indicated there still are a number of people that do not apply the law from the past 1 of January (taken effect of the law of the tobacco state level) have requested aid to the family doctors to stop smoking. "we asked the doctors to gather clinical histories of people how want to stop smoking", he indicated. The manager remembered that at the moment not only the specialists can help to stop smoking, they can also request aid by attending physicians.Plus, the manager announced that there are already groups of smokers have started were people who are leaving it shares their experiences and even has started in Formentera.