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NEWS
Bnei Brak Has Lowest Rate of Skin Cancer
by N. Katzin
Due to modest dress and a different leisure culture Bnei
Brak has the lowest incidence of melanoma (skin cancer) in
Gush Dan, according to figures published by Maccabi Health
Services.
Maccabi statistics show that the rates of heart disease,
diabetes and high blood pressure in Bnei Brak are also
relatively low compared to other cities. Of Bnei Brak
residents insured by Maccabi, 2.8 percent suffer from more
than one disease compared to 4-5 percent in Tel Aviv and
other cities. The average number of visits to family
physicians and pediatricians is significantly lower among
Bnei Brak residents — 3.55 among men and 3.97 among
women compared to 4.55 and 5.4 respectively in other cities.
The large percentage of children in the population of Bnei
Brak accounts for some of the difference.
Fewer Bnei Brak women undergo mammography exams compared to
other cities, but Maccabi notes there has been an increase
relative to past years, attributing the rise to efforts at
the organization to raise awareness on the topic.
The Maccabi HaShalom Center brings together a wide variety
of medical specialist services under a single roof. Dr.
Mickey Borstein, head of Maccabi's central district, says
many people who had to go to hospitals for treatment will
now be able to turn to the outpatient center, which includes
an emergency laboratory and imaging services. "The Emergency
Center for Women at Maccabi HaShalom is expected to regulate
the number of residents from other cities arriving at
Maccabi's women's center in Bnei Brak," Dr. Borstein told
Yated Ne'eman. "This is one of a series of changes
planned to better meet the special needs of the chareidi
public. We see the chareidi sector as an asset and are
attentive to its needs."
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