World Cancer Day, 4 February

4 February World Cancer Day Abdi İbrahim shared striking information and data on the occasion of 4 February World Cancer Day. According to this, cancer, which develops due to 10 percent genetic factors and 90 percent environmental factors such as tobacco and alcohol use and obesity, can be prevented by up to 50 percent through the adoption of correct lifestyle habits. Abdi İbrahim supports the fight against cancer both through new treatment development work and through social responsibility projects such as the Abdi İbrahim Foundation Goodwill Home. Abdi İbrahim, Turkey's healing power, compiled striking information on 4 February World Cancer Day, which aims to raise awareness about cancer and encourage the more effective use of advancing medicine in the treatment of this disease. The data and information disclosed by Abdi İbrahim Medical Directorate are as follows: • Cancer ranks as the leading health problem causing the most deaths in the world after cardiovascular diseases. In Western societies, one in 250-350 people contracts cancer every year. Above age 60, this rate reaches 4-5 people per 300. • According to World Health Organization data, the three most common cancers in Turkey, including both genders, are lung and breast cancer and colorectal cancer respectively; in men the most common are lung, prostate and colorectal cancer; in women, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and colorectal cancer respectively.

Early diagnosis saves lives

  • Cancer, which develops due to 90 percent environmental and 10 percent genetic factors, can currently be prevented at a rate of 30 to 50 percent by preventing exposure to environmental factors including tobacco use, alcohol consumption, obesity and infections. Particularly when considering that its occurrence can be prevented, that loss of life can be prevented through screening, and that early diagnosis can add much to quality of life when treated, the importance of prevention becomes even clearer. • Healthy nutrition and increased physical activity, reduced salt use, and non-use of tobacco and tobacco products play an important role in cancer prevention. • The frequency recommended by the Turkish Ministry of Health for cancer screening is as follows: o Breast cancer screening every 2 years for women aged 40-69 o Cervical cancer screening every 5 years for women aged 30-65 o Colorectal cancer screening every 2 years for women and men aged 50-70 • In cancer, which requires the cooperation of many medical specialties in diagnosis and treatment, early diagnosis is of major importance. Surgery and radiotherapy are local treatment methods, followed by systemic treatments such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy.  

Abdi İbrahim oncology investments

Abdi İbrahim, as the uninterrupted leader of the Turkish pharmaceutical sector for 21 years, conducts intensive investments and work in the cancer field. In this context, Abdi İbrahim opened AbdiBio, a biotechnological drug production facility with a USD 100 million investment in 2018, and aims to establish a strong and broad biotechnological product portfolio there to produce biotechnological drugs used in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, central nervous system, eye and blood diseases that cannot be fully treated with classical chemical drugs and/or frequently show severe side effects, in addition to cancer. With the Abdi İbrahim Social Impact Report covering 2020 data, it was revealed that with the first biosimilar oncology drug launched to the market in 2018, the state achieved USD 35 million savings in drug expenditures. Abdi İbrahim will also produce oncology products in its Sterile Injectable and Oncology Production Facility, which is currently under construction.

Goodwill Home becomes a home for child cancer patients and their loved ones

Abdi İbrahim, in addition to developing drugs and offering new treatment options, touches people's lives through various social investment projects. In this direction, Abdi İbrahim recently opened the Abdi İbrahim Foundation Goodwill Home, which will provide free accommodation services to children and families who came to Istanbul for cancer treatment but faced accommodation difficulties due to financial constraints. Furthermore, the proceeds from the '24 by Emre Sakcı' NFT collection, prepared by drawing inspiration from the milestones in the life of world record-breaking national swimmer Emre Sakcı, whose main sponsor is Abdi İbrahim, will be donated to the Foundation for Hope for Children with Cancer (KAÇUV) in the first year, and to the Abdi İbrahim Foundation in subsequent years.