The World Health Organization action after a predictable rise in the cases of cancer in the world
The number of cancer cases will rise in half by 2030, the
World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Developing countries are set to
bear the brunt of the increase, the government was urged to take precautions.
A report by the Agency France-based WHO International for Research on Cancer
(IARC) states that new cases of cancer increased to approximately 14.1 million
in 2012, with 8.2 million cancer-related deaths.
Estimated annual number of new
cancer diagnoses is expected to jump to 22 million over the next decade , with
developing countries most at risk . More than 60 percent of the total cases in
the world occur in Africa , Asia and Central and South America , accounting for
70 percent of cancer deaths in the world , according to IARC .The report - a
collaboration of over 250 scientists from more than 40 countries - said that ,
in 2010 , the global cost of cancer is estimated at about $ 1.16 trillion ( 963
billion euros ) . Released on the eve of World Cancer Day , claiming one in
five men and one in six women worldwide will develop cancer before the age of
75 , while one in eight men and one in 12 women will die from the disease ."
We need to complement the efforts that have been made to improve the treatment
with more focus on prevention , " Dr. Christopher Wild , Director of IARC ,"
We have learned a lot about the causes of cancer , and also how to detect early
, but we do not always see that the information is translated into effective
cancer control policy at the national level .Those in developing countries
continue to remain at high risk , according to the report , because the "
double burden " of cancer-associated infections and related lifestyle
industries ." In countries with low and middle income , it is imperative
that the government is committed to enforcing regulatory measures to protect
their populations and implement cancer prevention plan , " said Dr.
Bernard W Stewart ,
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