Seven million cancers a year are preventable, says global report
About 37% of global cancer cases are linked to 30 avoidable factors including smoking, infections, and alcohol, WHO scientists report.
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Up to four out of ten cancers worldwide could be prevented, as can be seen from a new global analysis carried out by the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Cancer Research. Annually, this proportion accounts for more than seven million cases. As reflected in the article, published in the influential journal Nature on February 3 (visit of the World Cancer Day, held every year on February 4,), the research employed data fro…
The importance of avoidable risks is emphasized by public health and oncology specialists, and this work seeks to better measure the impact of these factors on the appearance of cancers.
Almost half of the new cancer cases registered annually in the world, about seven million, are preventable and early detection could save many lives, according to a report published today in Geneva by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the occasion of World Cancer Day, to be held tomorrow. On the occasion of this celebration, WHO warns about the great inequalities and lack of financial protection to fight cancer worldwide. 37 per cent of the…
They listed the factors that we can influence.
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