Cancer kills more people than AIDS, malaria and TB combined with 7.6 million deaths per year and the figure is expected to rise dramatically in the coming decades, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on the World Cancer Day February 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.
Behaviour is a key component of cancer prevention—smoking cessation, maintaining a healthy diet and regular exercises as well as limiting alcohol use, he added./.
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.
Behaviour is a key component of cancer prevention—smoking cessation, maintaining a healthy diet and regular exercises as well as limiting alcohol use, he added./.
