28 July 2007
Luanda — The director of the National Oncology Centre, Fernando Miguel said Saturday, here, that the law on atomic energy, recently approved by the National Assembly (Parliament), will enable a proper use of radioactive materials, an example being the X-ray machine.
In an exclusive interview to ANGOP, that official explained that this material has been used in the country, and it will now have a supervising organ.
To him, the wrong use of radioactive materials in breweries, oil companies, as well as in hospitals can cause serious health problems, concretely the emerging of diseases like cancer.
Now, he observed, with the Multi-Sectoral Nucleus of Nuclear Technology limits are established for the placing of the referred materials.
In case of health it is advantageous because it can be used in the treatment of cancer that can be executed surgically (the called chemotherapy) and regionally, through radiotherapy.
This method, in the expert's opinion, is also used in the combat to sleeping sickness through the sterilisation of the fly, using nuclear energy, and in the fight against malaria.
The National Oncology Centre foresees the prevention of premature diagnosis and treatment and the follow up of patients who suffer from cancer.
Its director recognised the complexity of treating cancer because it is a disease that cannot be prevented and the costs are very high, examplifying that the cheapest phial for this disease costs USD 300.
The law on atomic energy was approved by the National Assembly on 28 June 2007 with the aim of regulating the use of radioactive substances, with norms for activities linked to atomic energy and ionising radiation sources, as well as protection the lives and health of citizens.
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