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World Health Organisation: 7.6 Million People Die of Cancer Every Year
February 5, 2010
Cancer kills more people than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined with 7.6 million deaths per year and the figure is expected to rise dramatically in the coming decades, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported the World Health Organisation (WHO) as saying in conjunction with World Cancer Day on Feb 4.
Around 12 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year, WHO added.
Dr. Andreas Ullrich from WHO's Department of Cancer Control said that two thirds of cancer-related deaths occur in countries where sources available for cancer control and services are limited or non-existent but the good news is two out of five cancers are potentially preventable.
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http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=473832
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Winnie Mutch on 5 February 2010
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