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Monday, March 4, 2013

DOH, RAFI talk about link between Sin Tax Law & cancer


By Amorganda Y. Saludar

CEBU CITY, March 03 (PIA) -- The Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) cited some facts as to how the implementation of the Sin Tax Reform Law (RA-. 10351) can be significant to prevent cancer. 

EJACC program coordinator, Ronald delos Reyes said that liver cancer and lung cancer are the leading cancers in Metro Cebu. 

“Lung cancer ranks first not just in terms of incidence but also in mortality cases,” Reyes noted.(mbcn/AYS/PIA-7)